1949 - 2009
Frank Melton American Journalist
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Details
| Birthday |
19th March, 1949
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| Birthplace |
Houston, Texas
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| Died |
7th May, 2009
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| Place of Death |
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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Frank Ervin Melton (March 19, 1949 – May 7, 2009) was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009.
Melton, an African American, defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr.
Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson, who had served two terms.
Melton quickly swept into action to rid Jackson of drug-related crime, improve economic development, and improve city infrastructure.
Since Melton became mayor, he touted economic-development projects totaling over $1.6 billion, creating at least 4,500 jobs in the city.
Others pointed out that many of those projects were in the works when he started in office. However he was embroiled in several controversies while being mayor, including questionable power breaches and criminal misdemeanor activity.
