Bill Frederick | |
Image Name Alt: | Mayor Bill Frederick |
Birth Place: | Winter Haven, Florida |
Birth Date: | 6 July 1934 |
Office: | 30th Mayor of Orlando |
Succeeded: | Glenda Hood |
Preceded: | Carl T. Langford |
Termstart: | January 1981 |
Termend: | November 1992 |
Spouse: | Joanne Frederick |
Children: | 3 |
Branch: | United States Navy |
Alma Mater: | Duke University (BA) |
Willard "Bill" Drawn Frederick (born July 6, 1934) is a former American politician who served as the 30th Mayor of Orlando, Florida, from 1981 to 1992, succeeding after Mayor Carl Langford.[1]
Frederick was a member of the Democratic Party until 1999, when he switched to the Republican Party.[2]
Frederick was born on July 6, 1934. He graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's degree in history and a law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Served as a paralegal in the United States Navy, and was a member the Navy Pistol Team.[3] [4] He arrived to Orlando, Florida in 1961.[5]
Mayor Frederick was awarded Orlando's Key of the City.[6] In 2010, he received the Orlando Business Journal's award for Most Influential Businessman Legacy Award.[3]