Wilson Ashby "Bubba" McElveen Jr. (1928 – November 9, 2006) was a

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and

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Sumter, South Carolina Sumter ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. Known as the Sumter Metropolitan Statistical Area, the namesake county adjoins Clarendon and Lee to form the core of Sumter-Lee-Clarendon Tri-county (o ...

, United States. McElveen first served on the

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in 1972. He was mayor from 1980 to 1988. Known as "Mayor Bubba", he moved the city council meetings from the mornings to the evenings so the public could attend. In 1986, he introduced

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to replace the at large elections that were previously used to elect the city council. He was the first civilian to be named honorary Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force.

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Mayors of places in South Carolina South Carolina city council members People from Sumter, South Carolina 1928 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American politicians {{SouthCarolina-mayor-stub