Charles H. Barbour | |
Office: | Mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia |
Term Start: | July 1, 1974 |
Term End: | July 1, 1976 |
Predecessor: | Francis H. Fife |
Successor: | Nancy K. O'Brien |
Office2: | Member of the Charlottesville City Council |
Term Start2: | 1970 |
Term End2: | 1978 |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Democratic |
Profession: | Politician |
Charles H. Barbour is a politician from Charlottesville, Virginia. He served as the first Black mayor of Charlottesville from 1974 to 1976.[1] Barbour was also the first African-American to be elected to the Charlottesville City Council (1970–1978),[2] and was the first Black member of the Charlottesville Jaycees (Junior Chamber of Commerce). He relinquished his membership at the age of 35.