Dale Danks | |
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Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | |
In office 1977–1989 | |
Preceded by | Russell C. Davis |
Succeeded by | J. Kane Ditto |
Personal details | |
Born | Alney Dale Danks Jr. August 27, 1939 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Died | June 9, 2021 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 81)
Political party | Republican (1995-2021) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 1995) |
Parent(s) | Alney Dale Danks Sr. Elizabeth Ross Banks |
Alney Dale Danks Jr. [1] (August 27, 1939 – June 9, 2021) [2] was an American attorney who served as the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1977 to 1989. [3] [4]
Alney Dale Danks Jr. was born on August 27, 1939, in Miami, Florida, to Alney Dale Danks Sr. and Elizabeth Ross. [2] When Danks was 3, his family moved to Alabama. [2] In 1954, his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi. [2] He graduated from Murrah High School and enrolled in Millsaps College in 1957. [5] In June 1959, he dropped out of Millsaps College and married Carolyn Carl. [5] In 1963, he graduated law school at the Jackson School of Law and was admitted to the bar. [6]
In 1965, Danks first ran for city commissioner as a Republican and lost. He ran for becoming the Hinds County prosecutor in 1968 and lost. However, he won the election to become the Hinds County prosecutor in 1972. [2] In 1977, he ran for the mayor office of Jackson, Mississippi as a Democrat, beating Republican candidate Doug Shanks. [7] [8] He won re-election in 1981. [2] Starting in 1985, he became the first mayor of the city under mayor-council form. [9] Danks stopped being the mayor of Jackson in 1989, when he lost in a runoff election to J. Kane Ditto. [6] [10]
He then returned to practicing law. [6] After 1989, he was appointed as a municipal judge in Madison, Mississippi. [6] In 2004, he formed a law firm with attorney Michael Cory, named "Danks, Miller & Cory". [6] In 2005, he served on the transition team of mayor Frank Melton. [3]
Danks died of complications from a stroke on June 9, 2021. [11] [6]
Dale Danks | |
---|---|
Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | |
In office 1977–1989 | |
Preceded by | Russell C. Davis |
Succeeded by | J. Kane Ditto |
Personal details | |
Born | Alney Dale Danks Jr. August 27, 1939 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Died | June 9, 2021 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 81)
Political party | Republican (1995-2021) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 1995) |
Parent(s) | Alney Dale Danks Sr. Elizabeth Ross Banks |
Alney Dale Danks Jr. [1] (August 27, 1939 – June 9, 2021) [2] was an American attorney who served as the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1977 to 1989. [3] [4]
Alney Dale Danks Jr. was born on August 27, 1939, in Miami, Florida, to Alney Dale Danks Sr. and Elizabeth Ross. [2] When Danks was 3, his family moved to Alabama. [2] In 1954, his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi. [2] He graduated from Murrah High School and enrolled in Millsaps College in 1957. [5] In June 1959, he dropped out of Millsaps College and married Carolyn Carl. [5] In 1963, he graduated law school at the Jackson School of Law and was admitted to the bar. [6]
In 1965, Danks first ran for city commissioner as a Republican and lost. He ran for becoming the Hinds County prosecutor in 1968 and lost. However, he won the election to become the Hinds County prosecutor in 1972. [2] In 1977, he ran for the mayor office of Jackson, Mississippi as a Democrat, beating Republican candidate Doug Shanks. [7] [8] He won re-election in 1981. [2] Starting in 1985, he became the first mayor of the city under mayor-council form. [9] Danks stopped being the mayor of Jackson in 1989, when he lost in a runoff election to J. Kane Ditto. [6] [10]
He then returned to practicing law. [6] After 1989, he was appointed as a municipal judge in Madison, Mississippi. [6] In 2004, he formed a law firm with attorney Michael Cory, named "Danks, Miller & Cory". [6] In 2005, he served on the transition team of mayor Frank Melton. [3]
Danks died of complications from a stroke on June 9, 2021. [11] [6]