Douglas Wicks
| Douglas Wicks | |
|---|---|
| Mobile County Commissioner, District 1 | |
| In office 1980–1987 | |
| Succeeded by | Sam Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mobile, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Douglas M. Wicks is a politician in Mobile County, Alabama. Elected to the Mobile County Commission in 1980, he was the first African American to hold that position since Reconstruction. He would go on to be removed from office for ethics violations. His successor, Sam Jones, would go on to serve 18 years in office, and was elected as the first African American mayor of Mobile in 2005. In 1974, Wicks was King of MAMGA, the African American organization which elects a Mardi Gras King to preside over the city each year. His queen was future Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman.[1][2]