Adlene Harrison
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Adlene Harrison | |
|---|---|
| 51st Mayor of Dallas | |
| In office 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Wes Wise |
| Succeeded by | Robert Folsom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1923 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Adlene Harrison (born November 19, 1923) was acting mayor of Dallas in 1976, its first Jewish mayor, and its first female mayor.[1] Harrison, a Democratic city councilwoman since 1973, succeeded Wes Wise as mayor when he resigned to run for the United States Congress. She served until the election of a new mayor, Robert Folsom, at the end of the year.
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- ^ http://smu.edu/newsinfo/releases/00229.html Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine SMU News
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