What is James R. Ford?
[[File:Mayor James R. Ford (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ford in August 2008]] '''James Robert Ford''' (December 1, 1925 – October 11, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] [[educator]], [[politician]], [[businessman]] and [[community activist]]. In 1972, Ford became the first African-American [[Mayor]] of [[Tallahassee, Florida]], and the first black mayor of a U.S. state capital city. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He retired as mayor in 1986. Ford was born in [[Leon County, Florida|Leon County]], [[Florida]]. He studied at [[Florida A&M University]]. Ford died on October 11, 2017 in Tallahassee, Florida of complications from [[Alzheimer's disease]] at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/10/11/former-tallahassee-mayor-james-ford-dies/755091001/|title=Tallahassee's ultimate trailblazer, former Mayor James Ford, dies at 91|website=Tallahassee Democrat}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, James R.}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Florida]] [[Category:Educators from Florida]] [[Category:American mayors]] [[Category:American activists]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Florida]] [[Category:Politicians from Florida]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]]