William Jackson Creel (April 11, 1881 – November 8, 1970) was a three-term Democratic mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida from 1913 to 1915 and from May 1950 to December 1950. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives in 1927. He and his wife Jessie came from Bayard, Florida to Eau Gallie, Florida in 1910. He was the trustee, along with William H. H. Gleason of the Eau Gallie School and Eau Gallie Junior and Senior High School. Dr. W. J. Creel Elementary School, in the Eau Gallie area of Melbourne, Florida, is named after him. In 1955, the main bridge of the Eau Gallie Causeway was named for him. Creel Street in the Eau Gallie area of Melbourne, Florida is also named after him. See also List of members of the Florida House of Representatives from Brevard County, Florida References Melbourne Bicentennial Book. July 4, 1976. Noreda B. McKemy and Elaine Murray Stone. Library of Congress 76-020298 Melbourne and Eau Gallie. Karen Relay and Anne Relay Flotte. 2002. Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, SC. Eau Gallie Historical Trail External links Dr. W. J. Creel Elementary School 1881 births 1970 deaths Physicians from Florida Mayors of Melbourne, Florida Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives People from Georgia (U.S. state) 20th-century American politicians People from Eau Gallie, Florida