Richard Eardley
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| Richard R. Eardley | |
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| Mayor of Boise, Idaho | |
| In office January 1974 – January 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Jay S. Amyx |
| Succeeded by | Dirk Kempthorne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1928 Denver, Colorado |
| Died | June 30, 2012 (aged 83) Boise, Idaho |
Richard Roy Eardley (December 23, 1928[1] – June 30, 2012)[2] served three terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1974 to 1986.
Eardley served as mayor for a total of 12 years, longer than anyone else in Boise history, although David H. Bieter will match him should he complete his term ending in 2016. In city history only Eardley and Bieter have won three consecutive four-year terms as mayor.
Eardley began his career in television and radio broadcasting, and served four years on Boise City Council before being elected Mayor.
References
- ↑ Who's who in the West - Marquis Who's Who, Inc - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ↑ Popkey, Dan (2012-06-29). "Dick Eardley, Boises longest-serving mayor, was a former newsman and key player in the 1980s mall wars' | Politics". Idahostatesman.com. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
Sources
- Mayors of Boise - Past and Present
- Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series, Corrected List of Mayors, 1867-1996
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