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William S. "Sandy" Stimpson (born April 4, 1952) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the mayor of Mobile, Alabama since 2013.. He was elected August 27, 2013, defeating incumbent Mayor Sam Jones. [1]
From 1911 to 1985, Mobile was governed by a three-member city commission. The office of Mayor of Mobile rotated between the members of the commission and was the title given to the President of the Commission. The last directly elected mayor before the institution of the commission was Patrick J. Lyons. He was the 40th mayor of Mobile.
Federal Writers' Project (1941), "Mobile", Alabama; a Guide to the Deep South, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House, hdl:2027/uc1.b4469723 "Mobile, Alabama's City in Motion", National Geographic Magazine, vol. 133, Washington DC, 1968; Harriet Elizabeth Amos (1978). "All-Absorbing Topics: Food and Clothing in Confederate Mobile".
Samuel Leon Jones (born April 14, 1947) is an American politician who currently represents District 99 in the Alabama House of Representatives.Jones was the first African-American mayor of Mobile, Alabama, serving from September 2005 until August 2013.
Charles A. Baumhauer (August 16, 1889 – June 22, 1982) was a Mobile, Alabama-area community leader and politician who served several terms on the Mobile City Commission as well as several terms as mayor of Mobile. [1] All of his terms as mayor were when the title was co-extensive with the presidency of the City Commission.
The 2021 Mobile mayoral election was held on August 24, 2021, to elect the mayor of Mobile, Alabama. Incumbent Republican mayor Sandy Stimpson was re-elected to a third term. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Mobile was founded in the 1930s as an area for African-Americans to live. Notable African-American woman of Mobile, Rebecca Dallis, taught in Casa Grande c. 1939. [1] Local lore has it that some of its early residents were African-Americans from Mobile, Alabama.
Chickasaw Shipyard Village Historic District is a historic district comprising buildings and areas within Chickasaw, Alabama, which is a northern suburb of Mobile in Mobile County. The site is historically significant due to its role as a company town for the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard during the first half of the twentieth century.