Ted C. Wills | |
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18th Mayor of Fresno | |
In office January 22, 1969 – April 25, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Floyd H. Hyde |
Succeeded by | Dan Whitehurst |
Personal details | |
Born | Theodore Carl Wills November 28, 1911 Sanger, California, U.S. |
Died | November 6, 2003 Fresno, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Bertha Metzler (m.1932-1995) d.1995 |
Theodore Carl Wills, Sr. (November 28, 1911 – November 6, 2003) was a labor leader, Fresno City Council Member from 1954 to 1987[1] and was the mayor of Fresno from 1969 to 1977.[2] He is the father of MLB pitcher Ted C. Wills, Jr. The Ted C. Wills Community Center in Fresno is named in his honor.