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| − | '''Robert Warren Williams, Sr. ''' known as '''Bo | + | '''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. He won the mayoral el4ection after the former incumbent, [[John B. Hussey]] finished third in the primary election. tn |
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]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:58, June 21, 2026
Robert Warren Williams, Sr. known as Bo Williams (July 21, 1938 – September 29, 2022), was only the second Republican since Reconstruction to have served as the mayor of the heavily 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. He won the mayoral el4ection after the former incumbent, John B. Hussey finished third in the primary election. tn
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.
In 1959, he wed the former Melba Clark. With their two children, Robert, Jr., and Linda, later Linda Williams Fair, the family moved to Shreveport in 1965, where Williams began his career as a credit manager at Ralston Purina and began raising cattle. After a sever accident in June 1972 left him handicapped, he began working in real estate as a developer of residential subdivisions. Later, he became a licensed residential contractor.
He is interred at Centuries Memorial Park in Shreveport.