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James Estel Williams Sr. (September 15, 1921 – February 13, 1983) was an American attorney, teacher, and politician who became the first black mayor of East St. Louis, Illinois. On April 6, 1971, Williams as a political newcomer and independent defeated Virgil Calvert, another black candidate who had been a member of the city council by a ...
Mason served as superintendent of the East Saint Louis school district. [3] [4] On April 1, 1975, [5] Mason defeated the incumbent mayor of East Saint Louis, James E. Williams, one of the few African-American mayors in the country. [3] Mason won by a margin of 6,457 votes to 5,600 in an election marked by low voter turnout. [2]
East St. Louis is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. ... John Bowman, the mayor of East St. Louis, was appointed arbitrator of the committee. He ...
East St. Louis Mayor Robert Eastern III declared a flood disaster for the city at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Some residents were evacuated to East St. Louis City Hall where volunteers, led by local ...
Voters also elect a city treasurer and two council members
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Mayor of St. Louis 1941–43 Born in East St. Louis Jerry Costello: Sep 25, 1949: US congressman ... Born in East St. Louis; reared in New Orleans, Louisiana [4]
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