Adlene Harrison
| Adlene Harrison | |
|---|---|
| 51st Mayor of Dallas | |
|
In office 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Wes Wise |
| Succeeded by | Robert Folsom |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 19, 1923 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Adlene Harrison (born November 19, 1923) was acting mayor of Dallas in 1976, its first Jewish mayor, and its first female mayor.[1] Harrison, a Democratic city councilwoman since 1973, succeeded Wes Wise as mayor when he resigned to run for the United States Congress. She served until the election of a new mayor, Robert Folsom, at the end of the year.
References
- ↑ http://smu.edu/newsinfo/releases/00229.html Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine. SMU News
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.