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Ed McIntyre
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| Mayor of Augusta-Richmond County | |
| In office 1981–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Lewis "Pop" Newman |
| Succeeded by | Charles DeVaney |
| Richmond County Commissioner | |
| In office 1970–1978 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Edward Marlow McIntyre
1940 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | 2004 |
| Political party | Democratic |
Edward Marlow McIntyre Sr. (1940–2004) became the first African American mayor of Augusta, Georgia, in 1981. He had previously served as a county commissioner for Richmond County since 1970, as the first black candidate to win the office. He is notable for a U.S. federal conviction for extortion in 1984. He later received a pardon and mounted three unsuccessful campaigns for the mayoralty, in 1990, 1998 and 2002.
A graduate of Morehouse College, McIntyre worked for the Pilgrim Health Life Insurance Company before entering politics.
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