Adlene Harrison

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Adlene Harrison
Mayor of Dallas
In office
1976
Preceded by Wes Wise
Succeeded by Robert Folsom
Personal details
Born (1923-11-19) November 19, 1923 (age 100)
Dallas, Texas, United States
Political party Democratic

Adlene Harrison (born November 19, 1923) was acting mayor of Dallas in 1976, its first Jewish mayor, and its first female mayor.[1] Harrison, a Democratic city councilwoman since 1973, succeeded Wes Wise as mayor when he resigned to run for the United States Congress. She served until the election of a new mayor, Robert Folsom, at the end of the year.

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