Leslie-Burl McLemore | |
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Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi (Interim) | |
In office May 7, 2009 – July 6, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Frank Melton |
Succeeded by | Harvey Johnson Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Walls, Mississippi, U.S. | August 17, 1940
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Betty Mallett |
Profession | Activist, Professor, Councilman |
Leslie-Burl McLemore (born August 17, 1940) is an American civil rights activist and political leader from Walls, Mississippi.[1] He served as interim mayor of Jackson following the death of Frank Melton on May 7, 2009 until the inauguration of re-elected mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. on July 3, 2009.