- Collection:
- Oral History
- Title:
- Oral history with the Honorable Tony Byrne
- Creator:
- Byrne, Tony, 1936-
Pyle, R. Wayne, 1948- - Publisher:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage.
- Date of Original:
- 1980
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers
Civil rights movement - People:
- Byrne, Tony, 1936- --Interviews
- Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 17, 1980 with the Honorable Tony Byrne, former mayor of Natchez, Mississippi at his office in the Natchez City Hall.Byrne was born on May 18, 1936 in Natchez, Mississippi.He attended Mississippi State University on an athletic scholarship and graduated with a degree in marketing in 1958. In 1966, Byrne won a special election to the Natchez Board of Aldermen and in 1968 Mr. Byrne was elected mayor of Natchez.He served five terms as mayor before retiring from public office in 1988.Byrne has been active in civic and professional organizations.He served as president of the Natchez Jaycees as well as president of the Mississippi Municipal Association.Governor John Bell Williams appointed Byrne to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_1b9465be-4145-4043-a062-74b046831520
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
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- Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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