Donald Wayne Riegle Sr. (June 23, 1917 – March 13, 1992) was a Michigan politician.
Political life
The
Flint
Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and start fir ...
City Commission
City commission government is a form of local government in the United States. In a city commission government, voters elect a small commission, typically of five to seven members, typically on a plurality-at-large voting basis.
These commissione ...
selected him as
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
in 1952 and then selected him again for another year.
His son
Donald W. Riegle Jr.
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress.
Early life and family
Donald W ...
served in Congress, representing the
7th district from 1967 to 1976, and served as
United States Senator
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from
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
from 1976 to 1995.
References
External links
Donald W. Riegle Sr.'s genealogical profile
Mayors of Flint, Michigan
1917 births
1992 deaths
20th-century American politicians
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