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Hazel Fain Tilley Beard | |
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| Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana | |
| In office December 27, 1990 – December 27, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | John Brennan Hussey |
| Succeeded by | Robert Warren Williams |
| Shreveport City Council member | |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| Succeeded by | Robert Warren Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hazel Fain September 16, 1930 Franklin Parish, Louisiana |
| Died | December 26, 2022 (aged 92) Marble Falls, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Ira James Tilley (died) (2) Charles Carroll Beard, Sr. |
| Children | Terri Moore Marcia Jaudon |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Hazel Beard (née Fain; September 16, 1930 – December 26, 2022) was an American politician who was the first woman and the first Republican to have served as mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, since the era of Reconstruction. Prior to her mayoral service, Beard was a small business owner and a member of the Shreveport City Council from the southwest portion of the city. She was the first woman to have been chairperson of the city council.[1]
- ^ "Hazel Beard, first woman to serve as mayor of Shreveport, dead at 92". Shreveport Times. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.