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Henry Leander Marsh III (born December 10, 1933) is an American civil rights lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Marsh was elected by the city council as the first African-American mayor of Richmond, Virginia in 1977.
Beginning in 1948, Richmond eliminated the popularly elected mayor's office, and instituted a council-manager form of government. This lasted until 2004, when the City Charter was changed once again, bringing back the popularly elected mayor. Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder was elected mayor that year.
The first African-American mayors were elected during Reconstruction in the Southern United States beginning about 1867. African Americans in the South were also elected to many local offices, such as sheriff and Justice of the Peace, and state offices such as legislatures as well as a smaller number of federal offices.
James W. Holley III (November 24, 1926 – October 5, 2012) was an American politician and dental surgeon.Holley became the first Black mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia, [2] and ultimately the city's longest serving mayor, although both his mayoral terms (separated by a decade) ended with his being recalled from office.
Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the first African American ever elected as governor.
First African-American woman to serve on the Supreme Court of Missouri: Robin Ransom [37] First African-American woman elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: Winsome Sears First African-American woman to serve as Secretary of the State of Connecticut: Natalie Braswell [38] 2022; First African-American elected Attorney General of Maryland ...
Detroit's first Black mayor took office 50 years ago in January. One off-the-cuff line in his inaugural speech has been debated ever since. Flashback: What Coleman Young really meant when he said ...
Mayor of Newport News, Virginia; In office July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1990 ... She was elected vice-mayor in 1976 and mayor in 1986, the first woman and first African ...