Louis Miriani

Louis C. Miriani (January 1, 1897 - October 18, 1987) was a former mayor and member of the City Council of Detroit, Michigan.

Miriani, a graduate of the University of Detroit Law School, was chief counsel and director of the Detroit Legal Aid Bureau. He was elected to the Detroit City Council in 1947, and was council president from 1949-57. He became Mayor in 1957 after the death of Albert Cobo, and was elected in his own right shortly afterward. He served until 1961, when he was defeated for reelection by Jerome Cavanagh in an upset fueled largely by African-American support for Cavanagh. Under his administration, Detroit's Cobo Hall and other parts of the Civic Center were completed, and the city's infrastructure was expanded. Miriani was again elected to the City Council in 1965.

In 1969, Miriani was convicted of federal tax evasion and served approximately 10 months in prison.Fact|date=August 2008

He died after a long illness at age 90 in Pontiac, Michigan.

External links

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEED6173BF932A15753C1A961948260 New York Times obituary, Oct. 21, 1987.]
* [http://michiganhistorymagazine.com/detroit/pdf/nd99lou.pdf Joseph Turrini, "Phooie on Louie: African American Detroit and the Election of Jerry Cavanagh", Michigan History, Nov./Dec. 1999.]