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James W. Morgan
James W. Morgan (1891 – 1971) was a mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama, United States, from 1953 to 1961. Morgan was born in 1891 in Birmingham and educated in that city. He served as a politician in Birmingham from 1934 when he was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Board until 1964 when he resigned from that board. He was mayor from 1953 to 1961, replacing W. Cooper Green. In 1955, Morgan led the fundraising drive for the Birmingham Zoo, which initially bore his name. Alabama Journal (Montgomery, Alabama) 10 Sep 1971, page 20, accessed via Civil Rights Birmingham was a center of the American |
Cooper Green
W. Cooper Green was an American politician who served as President of the Birmingham City Commission (mayor of Birmingham, Alabama), President of the Jefferson County, Alabama County Commission, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, and postmaster of Birmingham, Alabama. He also served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors. Early life Green was born in North Birmingham. Green was the son of Charles Martin Green, a real estate promoter involved in developing much of North Birmingham and Tarrant, Alabama. Green attended public schools in Birmingham, and attended Birmingham Southern College. He worked for some time in the real estate industry before being elected to the state legislature. Early political career: state legislator and postmaster Elected in 1930, Green served in the 1931–1933 Alabama State Legislature. Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Green served as the postmaster of Birmingham from 1933 until 1940. He had been recommende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |