(1945-05-10) May 10, 1945 (age 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Education
Howard University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA)
Shirley Clarke Franklin (born May 10, 1945) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 58th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2002 to 2010. She currently serves as a member on the board of directors for both Delta Air Lines and Mueller Water Products.[1][2]
The 58th mayor of Atlanta, she was the first woman to hold the post and the first black woman to be elected mayor of a major Southern city.[3] Franklin was Atlanta's fourth African-American mayor. In July 2009, Mayor Franklin (along with Frances Townsend and Judge William H. Webster) was appointed to an ad hoc Department of Homeland Security special task force for 60-day review of the Homeland Security Advisory System.
^"Delta Board of Directors Names Shirley Franklin as Newest Member". Retrieved May 6, 2017.[permanent dead link]
^"Shirley Franklin Elected to Mueller Water Products' Board of Directors" (Press release). Mueller Water Products. November 2, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
^Sharon Pratt Kelly (formerly Sharon Pratt Dixon) was sworn in as mayor of Washington, D.C. on January 2, 1991, the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city. Washington, D.C. is also considered to be a southern city as it lies south of the Mason–Dixon Line.The Biography of Mayor Shirley Franklin
Shirley Clarke Franklin (born May 10, 1945) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 58th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia...
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with each person as a faceless number. Shirley offered a natural solution: to open one's heart. President Franklin D. Roosevelt praised her performances...
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bid at $32 million. On June 29, it was announced by Atlanta mayor ShirleyFranklin, a key catalyst in the buyout, that a new civil rights museum would...
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Representatives Roy Barnes, former governor and nominee for governor in 2010 ShirleyFranklin, former mayor of Atlanta Scott Holcomb, state representative Kasim...
Streams: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 31, 2018. "Shirley Caesar at Aretha Franklin's funeral". Gwinnett Daily Post. August 31, 2018. Retrieved...
has worked for Congressman James Clyburn and former Atlanta Mayor ShirleyFranklin. Sellers has been an attorney with the Strom Law Firm, L.L.C. in Columbia...
becoming a writer. Franklin began his television career as a writer and producer for Laverne & Shirley and Bosom Buddies. Franklin pitched his own show...
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Springville, Utah. He was survived by his wife of more than 60 years, ShirleyFranklin Casper, 11 children, six of whom are adopted, 71 grandchildren and...
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thereafter, he resigned as New Orleans police chief. In July 2002, ShirleyFranklin hired Pennington as the police chief of Atlanta, Georgia. He served...
foundation, and Atlanta business leaders. Supported by Atlanta mayor ShirleyFranklin, previous city council president Cathy Woolard, and many others in...
Committee, as well as with Democratic Georgian political figures such as ShirleyFranklin, Roy Barnes and Andrew Young about possibly running, Though she was...
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