Frank E. Mann

Frank E. Mann
Frank E. Mann
Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia
	In office; July 1, 1976 – July 1, 1979
Preceded by	Charles E. Beatley
Succeeded by	Charles E. Beatley
	In office; July 1, 1961 – July 1, 1967
Preceded by	Leroy S. Bendheim
Succeeded by	Charles E. Beatley
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates; from the 5th district
	In office; 1970 – 1975
Preceded by	James McIlhany Thomson
Succeeded by	Jefferson C. Stafford
Personal details
Born	May 1, 1920; Atlanta, Georgia
Died	April 25, 2007 (aged 86); Alexandria, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Alexandria, Virginia
Alma mater	George Washington University

Frank E. Mann (May 1, 1920 – April 25, 2007) was a politician from the state of Virginia. He served as mayor of Alexandria for three terms in the sixties and seventies, and was a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1970 to 1975.

Early life

Frank Mann was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 1, 1920, and moved to Washington, D.C. as a boy. His mother was a descendant of Alexandria's historic Lee family. He graduated from McKinley Technology High School and was a 1941 graduate of George Washington University. During World War II, he served with the Seabees in the Navy and won a Bronze Star.^[1]

Politics

Mann was elected mayor of Alexandria, Virginia in 1961. During his first two terms as mayor he refused a salary; favoring instead to give it to city employees seeking specialized training. He left his position as mayor in 1967, and ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in 1969. He was elected and spent five years in the Virginia General Assembly, until he ran for mayor again in 1976 as an Independent. He defeated Democrat Melvin Bergheim and served until 1979, when he was defeated for reelection by Charles E. Beatley by a near two to one margin. He never held elected office again.^[2]^[3]

Death

Mann died on April 25, 2007 of Prostate cancer at his home in old town Alexandria. He was survived by his wife of thirty two years, Anita, and two children.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Schudel, Matt (April 29, 2007). "Frank E. Mann; 3-Term Alexandria Mayor". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
^ "Virginia House of Delegates - Frank E. Mann". Retrieved February 25, 2010.
^ "The Political Graveyard: Mayors of Alexandria, Virginia". Retrieved February 25, 2010.

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Political offices
Preceded by Leroy S. Bendheim	Mayor of the City of Alexandria, Virginia 1961–1967	Succeeded by Charles E. Beatley
Preceded by Charles E. Beatley	Mayor of the City of Alexandria, Virginia 1976–1979	Succeeded by Charles E. Beatley
Virginia House of Delegates
Preceded by James McIlhany Thomson	Virginia House, District 5 1970–1972	Succeeded by Jefferson C. Stafford
Preceded by Russell M. Carneal	Virginia House, District 21 1973–1975	Succeeded by Richard R. G. Hobson

[Obituary-1] Schudel, Matt (April 29, 2007). "Frank E. Mann; 3-Term Alexandria Mayor". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 25, 2010.

[HoD-2] "Virginia House of Delegates - Frank E. Mann". Retrieved February 25, 2010.

[Political_Graveyard-3] "The Political Graveyard: Mayors of Alexandria, Virginia". Retrieved February 25, 2010.

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v t e Mayors of Alexandria, Virginia
1780–1801 Before inclusion in the District of Columbia	Hooe Hendricks Herbert Conway Keith Kirk Arell Fitzgerald Hunter Ramsay Mease Hunter Marsteller J. Taylor Ramsay Mease Dundas Thompson Peyton Dundas Peyton Alexander
1801–1846 While within the District of Columbia	Taylor Smith Slacum Hoffman Dick Thompson Powell Herbert Simms Lee Hoffman Neale Roberts Mason Roberts Hooe Wise Hooe Snowden Violett Eaches
1846–present After retrocession to Virginia	Veitch Buckingham L. Taylor Muir Wise Massey Price McKenzie Ware Latham Berkley Latham Berkley Kemper Johnson Kemper Smith Beckham J. Smoot Downham Strauss Simpson Paff Fisher W. Smoot Jones Duncan Pierce E. Ticer Davison Ruffner Wilkins Backus Beverley Bendheim Mann Beatley Mann Beatley Moran P. Ticer Donley Euille Silberberg Wilson