词条 | Lee Mingledorff Jr. |
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Walter Lee Mingledorff Jr. (November 7, 1914 – February 18, 1985) was a politician from Georgia, United States, and was a former Mayor of Savannah. He was a Democrat and belonged to the local Citizen's Committee faction of the party. BackgroundHe was born in the Savannah area and made a career in the shipyard industry.[1] He was married to Huldah Cail. Political careerCity politicsMingledorff ran for Mayor of Savannah and defeated Conservative Democratic candidate Charles Musante in 1954.[2] He took office in early 1955 and became the first Savannah mayor to serve under the council-manager form of municipal government. The number of aldermen was reduced from twelve to six under the new city charter. He was re-elected for a two-year term in 1956 and for a four-year term in 1958.[3] The Mingledorff administration is credited with a number of accomplishments, including:
County politicsMingledorff resigned in 1960 to become a candidate on the Chatham County Commission.[4] Even though his slate of candidates won the election, he failed to win a seat. He was succeeded as Mayor by Malcolm Maclean. References1. ^Arnsdorff Genealogy Website {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211034146/http://www.arnsdorff.net/d337.htm |date=2005-02-11 }} 2. ^Savannah Morning News, December 14, 1954 3. ^Savannah Morning News, May 27, 1958 4. ^Savannah Morning News, July 31, 1960 External links
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