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'''Robert Warren Williams, Sr. ''' known as '''Bo Williams''' (July 21, 1938 – September 29, 2022), was only the second [[Republican Party|Republican]] since [[Reconstruction]] to have served as the [[mayor]] of the heavily [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. His single term extended from 1994 to 1998; for the preceding term from 1990 to 1994, he was a member of the city council.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose-neath.com/obituaries/robert-bo-williams-sr|title=Robert Warren "Bo" Williams obituary|publisher=rose-neath.com|date=October 2, 2022|accessdate=June 15, 2026.}}</ref> He won the mayoral election against an African-American Democrat candidate, Roy Cary (born 1955), a real estate agent. In the primary, former Democrat Mayor [[John B. Hussey]] was eliminated after a third-placed finish.
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Robert Warren "Bo" Williams, Sr.
|office=[[Mayor]] of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]
|term_start=December 1994
|term_end=December 1998
|preceded=[[Hazel Beard|Hazel Fain Tilley Beard]]
|succeeded=Keith Hightower
|office2=Member of the Shreveport City Council
|term_start2=December 1990
|term_end2=December 1994
|birth_place=Greenwood, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
|birth_date=July 21, 1938
|death_date=September 29, 2022 (aged 84)
|death_place=
|death_cause=
|resting_place=Centuries Memorial Park in Shreveport
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|occupation=[[Business]]man
|spouse=Melba Clark Williams (married 1959-2022, his death)
|children=Robert J. Williams<br>
Linda Williams Fair
'''Parents''':<br>
James Chambers, Kr., and Mary Thelma Robertson Williams
|residence=Shreveport, Louisiana
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]] at [[Baton Rouge]]
|branch=[[Judge Advocate General's Corps]], [[United States Army]]<br>
United States Army Reserve}}
'''Robert Warren Williams, Sr. ''' known as '''Bo Williams''' (July 21, 1938 – September 29, 2022), was only the second [[Republican Party|Republican]] since [[Reconstruction]] to have served as the [[mayor]] of the heavily [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. His single term extended from 1994 to 1998; for the preceding term from 1990 to 1994, he was a member of the city council.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose-neath.com/obituaries/robert-bo-williams-sr|title=Robert Warren "Bo" Williams obituary|publisher=rose-neath.com|date=October 2, 2022|accessdate=June 15, 2026.}}</ref> He won the mayoral election against an African-American Democrat candidate, Roy Cary (born 1955), a real estate agent. In the primary, former Democrat Mayor [[John B. Hussey]] was eliminated after his third-placed finish.
Williams was born in Greenwood in southwestern Caddo Parish near Shreveport to James Chambers Williams, Jr. and the former Mary Thelma Robertson. In 1956, he graduated in 1956 from Greenwood High School and thereafter received a master's degree in Agriculture Economics from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He then served in the [[United States Army]] in at Fort Jackson, [[South Carolina]].
Williams was born in Greenwood in southwestern Caddo Parish near Shreveport to James Chambers Williams, Jr. and the former Mary Thelma Robertson. In 1956, he graduated in 1956 from Greenwood High School and thereafter received a master's degree in Agriculture Economics from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He then served in the [[United States Army]] in at Fort Jackson, [[South Carolina]].