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James R. Ford

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Gender Male
Age 98
Date of birth December 1,1925
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Leon County
Florida
United States
Education Florida A&M University
Party Democratic Party
Previous positionMayor of Tallahassee
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Date of Upd.
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James R. Ford 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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