Dale Edwin Doig (July 24, 1935 – February 10, 2022) was an American politician who served four terms from 1973 to 1989 on the Fresno City Council. He also served as Mayor of
Fresno, California
Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...
, between 1985 and 1989.
Early life and education
Doig was born in
Los Angeles, California
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, on July 24, 1935, to Frank Dennimore Doig and Pauline Ruth Turner as the eldest of three children. He was raised in the
Beach Cities
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area of
Los Angeles County.
Doig graduated
Mira Costa High School
Mira Costa High School (MCHS, "Costa") is a four-year public high school located in Manhattan Beach, California that first began operating in 1950. It is the only high school in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District. The school's athletic ...
in 1953 and attended
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bache ...
graduating in 1957. Following a similar path as his father, Doig earned a teaching credential and began teaching. In 1966, Doig began teaching at
Roosevelt High School and continued there until retiring in 1996.
Political career
In 1973, Doig ran and was elected to the Fresno City Council. As a city councilmember, Doig was involved in the creation of the 1974 and 1984 General Plans for Fresno. In addition, during his time on the council, the city created its first historic preservation ordinances which included the listing of the
Old Fresno Water Tower.
On January 26, 1985, Doig became acting mayor after the resignation of
Dan Whitehurst
Dan Whitehurst (born 1948 in Los Banos, California), is a former California politician.
Whitehurst started college at age 16 and law school at age 20. He practiced law briefly and then worked for a time at his father's funeral home before enteri ...
finishing out Whitehurst's last four months of his term before running and winning his own term. It was at this time in early 1986 Doig and the city of Fresno were approached by
MTM Enterprises
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about the comedy miniseries
''Fresno''. Mayor Doig served in the role as himself. Filming in Fresno started July 1986.
Personal life and death
Doig was predeceased by his wife and his son, Kenneth. He died on February 10, 2022, at the age of 86.
See also
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List of mayors of Fresno, California
Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County, California, Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley (California), Central Valley region. It cover ...
References
External links
List of Fresno MayorsDale Doig Not docked Teachers payQuestion regarding the Mayor's association with a cocaine dealer
1935 births
2022 deaths
California State University, Fresno alumni
Educators from California
California Democrats
Male actors from Los Angeles
Politicians from Los Angeles
Mayors of Fresno, California
California city council members
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