Ed McIntyre
Appearance
Ed McIntyre | |
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Mayor of Augusta-Richmond County | |
In office 1981–1984 | |
Preceded by | Lewis "Pop" Newman |
Succeeded by | Charles DeVaney |
Richmond County Commissioner | |
In office 1970–1978 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Marlow McIntyre November 16, 1931 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | August 14, 2004 | (aged 72)
Political party | Democratic |
Edward Marlow McIntyre Sr. (November 16, 1931 – August 14, 2004) became the first African American mayor of Augusta, Georgia, in 1981.[1] He had previously served as a county commissioner for Richmond County since 1970, as the first black candidate to win the office.[2] He is notable for a U.S. federal conviction for extortion in 1984.[3] He later received a pardon and mounted three unsuccessful campaigns for the mayoralty, in 1990, 1998 and 2002.[2]
A graduate of Morehouse College, McIntyre worked for the Pilgrim Health Life Insurance Company before entering politics.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Augusta, Ga., Gets Black Mayor". New York Times. Reuters. 1981-10-29. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ a b "Ed McIntyre, Augusta's only black mayor, dead at 71". WDUN. Associated Press. August 15, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "AROUND THE NATION ; Ex-Mayor of Augusta Sentenced in Kickbacks". New York Times. Associated Press. 1984-07-10. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Edward Marlow McIntyre Sr". Augusta Chronicle. August 17, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ed McIntyre funeral program, African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library Archived 2017-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Digital Library of Georgia
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- 20th-century mayors of places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- County commissioners in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Morehouse College alumni
- Mayors of Augusta, Georgia
- African-American mayors in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Recipients of American presidential pardons
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- Georgia (U.S. state) mayor stubs