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Linda Williams Fair
Linda Williams Fair
'''Parents''':<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
James Chambers, Kr., and Mary Thelma Robertson Williams
James Chambers, Jr., and Mary Thelma Robertson Williams
|residence=Shreveport, Louisiana
|residence=Shreveport, Louisiana
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]] at [[Baton Rouge]]
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]] at [[Baton Rouge]]
|branch=[[Judge Advocate General's Corps]], [[United States Army]]<br>
|branch=[[United States Army]]}}
'''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.
'''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.