Charles Yancey | |
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President of the Boston City Council | |
In office January 2001 – December 2001 | |
Preceded by | James M. Kelly |
Succeeded by | Michael F. Flaherty |
Member of the Boston City Council from District 4 | |
In office 1984–2015 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Andrea Campbell |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | December 28, 1948
Alma mater | Tufts University Harvard University |
Charles Calvin Yancey (born December 28, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States)[1] is a former member of the Boston City Council. He represented Mattapan and parts of Dorchester. He served as City Council president in 2001.[2] He unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2013. After serving sixteen consecutive terms on the Boston City Council, he lost reelection in 2015 to Andrea Campbell.