Clarence Everett Lightner (August 15, 1921 – July 8, 2002) was an American politician and mortician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Mayor...
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organizer and founding president of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Clarence Lightner (1921–2002), first popularly elected mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina...
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Hope Cemetery". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2009-05-17. "Clarence Lightner -- Mayor, 80". New York Times. 2002-07-12. Retrieved 2009-05-17. "The...
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were the first contests affected by the reforms. City Councilman Clarence Lightner defeated Raleigh Merchants bureau Executive Director G. Wesley Williams...
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Beverly Lake, former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Clarence Lightner (1921–2002), mayor (1973–1975); Raleigh's first popularly elected...
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Eleanor Kinnaird Member of the North Carolina Senate (23rd district) Clarence Lightner first black mayor of Raleigh, N.C. Bishop Eddie Long Senior Pastor...
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Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina In office 1971–1973 Preceded by Seby B. Jones Succeeded by Clarence Lightner Personal details Born 1938 (age 85–86)...
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agriculture, and new companies moving to the state. In October 1973, Clarence Lightner was elected mayor of Raleigh, making history as the first popularly...
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to the election of Clarence Lightner as Mayor of Raleigh in 1973. In 1975, Coggins sought the office of Mayor, challenging Lightner, whose reputation had...
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African American to be elected mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina: Clarence Lightner First African American to be elected mayor of a city in Georgia, Greenville:...
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