Bill Campbell (mayor)

Bill Campbell
Campbell in 2012
57th Mayor of Atlanta
In office
January 1994 – January 7, 2002
Preceded byMaynard Jackson
Succeeded byShirley Franklin
Personal details
Born
William Craig Campbell

1953 (age 70–71)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Parent(s)Ralph Campbell Sr.
June Kay Campbell
RelativesWillie Otey Kay (grandmother)
Alma materVanderbilt University (BA)
Duke University (JD)

William Craig Campbell[1] (born 1953) is an American politician, who served as the 57th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from January 1994–January 2002.[2] He was the third African-American mayor in the city's history. Accused of corruption during his time in office, he was convicted for tax evasion in 2006 and spent 16 months in federal prison.[3]

  1. ^ The Florida Bar
  2. ^ Atlanta Mayor Wins Runoff and 2d Term – New York Times
  3. ^ "Former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years for Tax Evasion". Associated Press. March 25, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2021.