James R. Ford (December 1, 1925 – October 11, 2017) was an American educator, politician, and businessman. In 1972, Ford became the first African-American mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, and the first black mayor of a U.S. state capital city. He later served for fourteen years as a city commissioner, being repeatedly re-elected.
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1 December 1925 Leon County, Florida
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Died |
11 October 2017 (aged 91)
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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