Ed McIntyre | |
Office1: | Mayor of Augusta-Richmond County |
Term Start1: | 1981 |
Term End1: | 1984 |
Predecessor1: | Lewis "Pop" Newman |
Successor1: | Charles DeVaney |
Office2: | Richmond County Commissioner |
Term Start2: | 1970 |
Term End2: | 1978 |
Birth Name: | Edward Marlow McIntyre |
Birth Place: | Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Edward Marlow McIntyre Sr. (November 16, 1931 – August 14, 2004) became the first African American mayor of Augusta, Georgia, in 1981.[1] He had previously served as a county commissioner for Richmond County since 1970, as the first black candidate to win the office. He is notable for a U.S. federal conviction for extortion in 1984.[2] He later received a pardon and mounted three unsuccessful campaigns for the mayoralty, in 1990, 1998 and 2002.[3]
A graduate of Morehouse College, McIntyre worked for the Pilgrim Health Life Insurance Company before entering politics.[4]