Francis L. Wing

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Francis Lyman Wing (May 9, 1868 -October 29, 1941) was a businessman, government official, and politician in Tampa, Florida. He served two terms as mayor of Tampa, Florida, the first from June 1900 until 1902 and the second from June 4, 1908, until June 6, 1910.[1] He also served as county treasurer and on the city council.[2]

He married Anna Hale in Tampa in 1892. Wing owned citrus groves.[3]

A Democrat, Wing was preceded by Democrat Frank C. Bowyer and succeeded by Donald B. Mckay, the first of a long series of mayors who were members of the white supremacist White Municipal Party.

Wing was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He built a home in Tampa Heights.[4]

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Further reading[edit]

  • The Mayors of Tampa: A Brief Administrative History by James W. Covington and Debbie Lee Wavering Tampa, Fl, University of Tampa, 1987

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Francis Lyman Wing - 33rd And 37th Mayor Of Tampa". City of Tampa. June 17, 2014. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. ^ "Clipped From The Tampa Tribune". October 30, 1941. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Annals of the Wing Family of America Incorporated. Wing Family of America, Incorporated. 1954.
  4. ^ Inc, Tampa Bay Publications (August 21, 1999). "Tampa Bay Magazine". Tampa Bay Publications, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)