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Encyclopedia > James L. Key

James L. Key (18661939) lawyer who served two terms as mayor of Atlanta. By 1902, he was councilman representing the Sixth Ward and ran for mayor in 1904 and 1918 first losing to then defeating James Woodward. He was easily re-elected in the 1920 election. During that second term, he established Atlanta's first City Planning Commission and issued bonds to build the Spring St. viaduct (completed December 20, 1923). He didn't run in 1922 but lost in 1924. 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... James G. Woodward ( – August, 1923) four time mayor of Atlanta, he last ran (and lost) in September, 1922 a year before his death. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Early in his third term, he made public statements against Prohibition and the blue laws bans of Sunday baseball games and Sunday movies. This precipitated a recall vote in 1932 that he would have lost if not from support from the Black community. He was instrumental in getting Harry Hopkins and his WPA program to update the city sewer system and nearly a million dollars to remodel the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium and Cyclorama building. He won a fourth term in 1934. Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol. ... Blue Laws The Blue Laws of Connecticut, as opposed to any blue law in particular, usually refers to the initial standard setup by the Gov. ... Harry Lloyd Hopkins Harry Lloyd Hopkins (August 17, 1890 – January 29, 1946) was one of Franklin Roosevelts closest advisors and one of the key architects of the New Deal. ... WPA may be: Wi-Fi Protected Access Works Progress Administration Windows Product Activation War Powers Act Walter Payton Award This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Atlanta Cyclorama is a circular panoramic painting of the Battle of Atlanta. ...


By the time he was campaigning for his fifth term against Hartsfied in 1936, the nearly 70 year old Key was accused of spending only an hour a day at his office and lost a contentious race. He died in 1939 after finally seeing the end of Prohibition.




Preceded by:
Asa Candler
Mayor of Atlanta
19191923
Succeeded by:
Walter A. Sims
Preceded by:
Isaac Newton Ragsdale
Mayor of Atlanta
19311937
Succeeded by:
William B. Hartsfield


Asa Griggs Candler (December 30, 1851 _ March 12, 1929) was business tycoon who made most of his money selling Coca-Cola. ... This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Walter A. Sims was an American politician. ... This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Berry Hartsfield Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ...



 

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