Lambert C. Mims
| Lambert C. Mims | |
|---|---|
| Public Works Commissioner of Mobile | |
| In office 1965–1985 |
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| Preceded by | unknown |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1930 Uriah, Alabama |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Mobile, Alabama |
| Spouse(s) | Reecie Mims |
| Religion | Baptist |
Lambert C. Mims (April 20, 1930 – November 25, 2008) was a mayor of Mobile, Alabama whose two decades in office were overshadowed by a corruption conviction. Mims was on the three-member Mobile City Commission, which rotated the title of mayor, from 1965 to 1985. He was the last mayor of the city to govern from the system that was replaced in 1985 by a mayor-council form of government.
While running for mayor in 1989, Mims was charged in three counts of a 35-count indictment. Mims, a Democrat, claims the charges were timed by Republicans to halt his campaign and called the charges "a satanic attack." [1] He was convicted in April 1990 of two counts of violating the Hobbs Act involving a garbage-to-steam plant project. He served 46 months of a 10-year prison sentence and was paroled in 1997. Mims failed in a 1997 civil suit to have his sentence vacated.[2]
References
- Guide to the Lambert C. Mims Papers
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| Preceded by | Public Works Commissioner of Mobile 1965–1985 |
Succeeded by office abolished |
| Preceded by | 93rd Mayor of Mobile 1968–1969 |
Succeeded by Joseph A. Bailey |
| Preceded by | 96th Mayor of Mobile 1972–1973 |
Succeeded by Gary A. Greenough |
| Preceded by | 99th Mayor of Mobile 1976–1979 |
Succeeded by Gary A. Greenough |
| Preceded by | 104th Mayor of Mobile 1984–1985 |
Succeeded by Arthur R. Outlaw |
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