Russell Elmer Edlefsen (September 30, 1906 – December 1986) served four terms as
mayor
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of
Boise
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,
Idaho
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, from 1951 to 1959. Elected to two-year terms, Edlefsen was the only person in to win four consecutive terms as Boise mayor until
David H. Bieter accomplished the feat in 2015.
References
Sources
Mayors of Boise - Past and PresentIdaho State Historical Society Reference Series, Corrected List of Mayors, 1867-1996Guide to the Russell E.Edlefsen Scrapbooks 1951-1959
Mayors of Boise, Idaho
1906 births
1986 deaths
20th-century American politicians
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