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Lelia Foley-Davis (born November 7, 1942), formerly known as Lelia Foley, is an American politician who served as mayor of Taft, Oklahoma. [1] Elected in 1973, she has been described as the first African-American woman elected mayor in the United States.
Mildred Harrison, first woman elected mayor of Osage, Oklahoma. 1931. Phenie Lou Ownby, first woman elected mayor of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma [341] 1971. Patience Latting, first woman elected mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [342] [1]: 238 Latting was also the first female mayor of any major U.S. city with more than 350,000 residents. [342] 1973
Ethel Cook was an Odawa politician who served as the chief of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma from May 2011 until her death in September 2023. She had previously served as the second chief of the tribe between 2007 and 2011 and was the first woman elected to both offices.
On Tuesday evening, flags in Miami Gardens flew half-staff paying homage to the late mayor. ‘She was the first one to do it’ Born in native of Camilla, Georgia, Gibson moved to the Florida ...
Shirley Gibson, city of Miami Gardens pioneer and first mayor, died Oct. 16. She was 79.
First African-American female mayor: Lelia Foley, Taft, Oklahoma [3] First African-American female mayor of a major satellite city and first African American woman mayor in California: Doris A. Davis, Compton, California [41] First African American to be elected mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan: Lyman Parks (see also: 1971)
Hayes was also the first female mayor of a major U.S. city with more than 500,000 residents. [172] Eleanor Kieliszek, first woman elected Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey, United States [173] Carrie Kent, first African-American woman mayor of Walthourville, Georgia, United States Anne Kaplan, first woman mayor of Monticello, New York, United States ...
The coffin of Betty Turner, Corpus Christi's first female mayor, rests above her gravesite at Seaside Memorial Park Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette Guajardo was one of the ...