James H. McGee

For other people named James McGee, see James McGee (disambiguation).

James H. "Jim" McGee (November 8, 1918 – March 4, 2006) was an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party.

McGee was born in West Virginia and attended Wilberforce University. After serving in the United States Army, he received a law degree from Ohio State University. McGee, a member of the NAACP, was involved as a lawyer in several civil rights cases in the 1960s. He served as a city commissioner and mayor of Dayton, Ohio. He was the first African-American mayor of Dayton and its longest-tenured mayor to date.[1] [2]

He was a Prince Hall Freemason, holding membership in Ancient Square Lodge No. 40 of Dayton, Ohio,[3] and was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Legacy

In 1988, a major boulevard in Dayton was named for McGee, formerly known as Western Avenue, in West Dayton, it is now known as James H. McGee Boulevard, from McCall Ave. to Little Richmond Rd.

References

  1. ^ "MS-322 James H. McGee Papers" (Web). Special Collections & Archives. Wright State University. 20 October 2005. http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/manuscripts/ms322.html. 
  2. ^ Cummings, James (March 5, 2006). "Former mayor McGee dies; First black to hold post was Dayton's longest-serving mayor" (Web). News Article. Dayton Daily News. http://alacarte.lexisnexis.com/partners/int/google/landingpage.asp?id=10015608&mtid=1&ws=9j0hDk1UboE=&ws_pub=Dayton%20Daily%20News%20(Ohio)&ws_date=March%205,%202006&ws_len=208&ws_lni=4JFD-7J10-TWV2-52JJ-00000-00&ws_title=Former%20mayor%20McGee%20dies&ws_refer=http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=Former+Mayor+McGee+dies&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Search+Archives. 
  3. ^ Proceeding of the 157th Communication of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio F&AM. Columbus: Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio. 2006. pp. 17. 

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Preceded by
Dave Hall		 Mayor of Dayton, Ohio
1970-1981		 Succeeded by
Paul Leonard