Lee Mingledorff, Jr.

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.

Background

He was born in the Savannah area and made a career in the shipyard industry.^[1] He was married to Huldah Cail.

Political career

City Politics

Mingledorff ran for Mayor of Savannah and defeated Conservative Democratic candidate Charles Musante in 1954.^[2] He took office in early 1955 and became the first Savannah mayor to serve under the council-manager form of municipal government. 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 and for a four-year term in 1958.^[3]

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

Mingledorff resigned in 1960 to become a candidate on the Chatham County Commission.^[4] Even though his slate of candidates won the election, he failed to win a seat. He was succeeded as Mayor by Malcolm Maclean.

References

External links

• Mayor's official site