Lee Mingledorff, Jr.

Walter Lee Mingledorff, Jr. (born March 11, 1891; died April 1965) is a politician from Georgia, USA, 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. [ [http://www.arnsdorff.net/d337.htm Arnsdorff Genealogy Website] ] 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. [Savannah Morning News, December 14, 1954] 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. [Savannah Morning News, May 27, 1958]

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. [Savannah Morning News, July 31, 1960] 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

* [http://www.ci.savannah.ga.us/cityweb/webdatabase.nsf/E12F5A82DA01561685256AB6006C3E62/3F6DC97D79C23C2D85256AB7004832F7 Mayor's official site]