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Frank Ervin Melton (March 19, 1949 – May 7, 2009) [1] was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009. Melton, an African American , defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson, who had served two terms.
The post of Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, ... Frank Melton: 2005–2009 died in office Leslie B. McLemore: 2009 interim mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. (2nd term) 2009–2013
Leslie-Burl McLemore (born August 17, 1940) is an American civil rights activist and political leader from Walls, Mississippi. [1] He served as interim mayor of Jackson following the death of Frank Melton on May 7, 2009 until the inauguration of re-elected mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. on July 3, 2009.
Aug. 21—Larry Melton, Odessa's longest-serving mayor, died Monday after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's. He was 86. Melton was described by friends as a gentleman who was a man of faith and ...
The 2009 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi took place on June 2, 2009, alongside other Jackson municipal races. Former mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. was elected after defeating councilman Marshand Crisler and incumbent mayor Frank Melton in the primary.
Friend writes: ‘I witnessed a good man be publicly ridiculed and crucified ... to the point that he just took his own life’
McMillin was both the county sheriff and city police chief until 2009, when he stepped down due to disagreements with the mayor. Mayor Frank Melton died in May 2009, and City Councilman Leslie McLemore served as acting mayor of Jackson until July 2009, when former Mayor Harvey Johnson was elected and assumed the position. [52]
Former Hawthorne Mayor Richard Goldberg, who was known for his integrity and sense of humor, was first elected to the Borough Council in 1997. 'Giant of a man': Hawthorne mourns loss of longtime ...