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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.
first African American Mayor of Jackson Frank Melton: 2005–2009 died in office Leslie B. McLemore: 2009 interim mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. (2nd term) 2009–2013 Chokwe Lumumba: 2013–2014 died in office Charles Tillman: 2014 Tony Yarber: 2014–2017 Chokwe Antar Lumumba: 2017–present [7]
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.
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.
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]
This category is for people who held the office of mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. Pages in category "Mayors of Jackson, Mississippi" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
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