Walter Lee Mingledorff Jr. (November 7, 1914 – February 18, 1985) was a politician from Georgia, United States, and was a former Mayor of Savannah. He was a Democrat and belonged to the local Citizen's Committee faction of the party.
He was born in the Savannah area and made a career in the shipyard industry.[1] He was married to Huldah Cail.
Political careeredit
City politicsedit
Mingledorff ran for Mayor of Savannah and defeated Conservative Democratic candidate Charles Musante in 1954.[2] He took office on January 24, 1955 and became the first Savannah mayor to serve under the council-manager form of municipal government.[3] The number of aldermen was reduced from twelve to six under the new city charter.
He was re-elected for a two-year term in 1956 with his second term beginning January 21, 1957 and for a four-year term in 1958.[4][5]
The Mingledorff administration is credited with a number of accomplishments, including:
Eliminating the city's deficit
Establishing a municipal civil service
Implementing an urban renewal program
Improving the road system, with the construction of expressways
County politicsedit
Mingledorff resigned as mayor on August 1, 1960[5] to become a candidate on the Chatham County Commission.[6] He was succeeded as Mayor by vice-mayor Malcolm Maclean for the remainder of his term running through October 1, 1962.[5]
mingledorff, walter, november, 1914, february, 1985, politician, from, georgia, united, states, former, mayor, savannah, democrat, belonged, local, citizen, committee, faction, party, contents, background, political, career, city, politics, county, politics, r. Walter Lee Mingledorff Jr November 7 1914 February 18 1985 was a politician from Georgia United States and was a former Mayor of Savannah He was a Democrat and belonged to the local Citizen s Committee faction of the party Contents 1 Background 2 Political career 2 1 City politics 2 2 County politics 3 References 4 External linksBackground editHe was born in the Savannah area and made a career in the shipyard industry 1 He was married to Huldah Cail Political career editCity politics edit Mingledorff ran for Mayor of Savannah and defeated Conservative Democratic candidate Charles Musante in 1954 2 He took office on January 24 1955 and became the first Savannah mayor to serve under the council manager form of municipal government 3 The number of aldermen was reduced from twelve to six under the new city charter He was re elected for a two year term in 1956 with his second term beginning January 21 1957 and for a four year term in 1958 4 5 The Mingledorff administration is credited with a number of accomplishments including Eliminating the city s deficit Establishing a municipal civil service Implementing an urban renewal program Improving the road system with the construction of expressways County politics edit Mingledorff resigned as mayor on August 1 1960 5 to become a candidate on the Chatham County Commission 6 He was succeeded as Mayor by vice mayor Malcolm Maclean for the remainder of his term running through October 1 1962 5 References edit Arnsdorff Genealogy Website Archived 2005 02 11 at the Wayback Machine Savannah Morning News December 14 1954 Spracher Luciana M 2004 History amp Highlights of the City of Savannah s Council Manager Form of Government 1954 2004 savannahga gov p 20 Savannah Morning News May 27 1958 a b c A List of Mayors and Aldermen of the City of Savannah Georgia 1790 2012 savannahga gov Savannah Morning News July 31 1960 External links editMayor s official site Political offices Preceded byOlin Fulmer Mayor of Savannah1955 1960 Succeeded byMalcolm Maclean Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lee Mingledorff Jr amp oldid 1191934872, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
