Ronald Alexander Blackwood (January 19, 1926 – February 22, 2017) was a Jamaican-born American politician who served as the Mayor of Mount Vernon, New York, for eleven years from 1985 until 1996. On January 25, 1985, Blackwood became the first black Mayor of Mount Vernon, as well as the first black person elected mayor of any municipality in New York state.
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19 January 1926 Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
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Died |
22 February 2017 (aged 91) New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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