Clarence Everett Lightner (August 15, 1921 – July 8, 2002) was an American politician and mortician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina from 1973 to 1975. He was the first popularly elected Mayor of Raleigh since 1947, and the first African American elected mayor of a mostly-white, major Southern city in the United States.
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15 August 1921 Raleigh, North Carolina
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Died |
8 July 2002 (aged 80) Raleigh, North Carolina
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Zodiac | Leo |
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