Tom Stuart
Mayor of Meridian, Mississippi
In office
1973–1977
Preceded byAl Key
Succeeded byAlfred Rosenbaum
Personal details
Born
James Thomas Stuart, Jr.

(1936-11-19)November 19, 1936
Pensacola, Florida
DiedNovember 16, 2001(2001-11-16) (aged 64)
Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenBetsy Stuart Allen
Residence(s)Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
Alma materMeridian High School
Meridian Junior College
Florida Institute of Technology

Tom Stuart (November 19, 1936 November 16, 2001), was a pioneer in the development of the two-party system in the U.S. state of Mississippi. On June 5, 1973, he was elected as the first Republican mayor of Meridian, the county seat of Lauderdale County in eastern Mississippi.

Background

Born James Thomas Stuart, Jr, in Pensacola, Florida. He is the son of James Thomas and Joyce A. (Brown) Stuart.[1] He attended Meridian High School where he was a member of the French club, the chess club, and played on the basketball team for a year.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]". Ancestry.com. United States: The Generations Network. 2015. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  2. "Reverie 1955". Ancestry.com. 1955. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. "Sheila Blackmon/Meridian Star, Tom Stuart, former mayor, dies". Franklin County Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  4. "Stuart Wallops Mayor Key", The Meridian Star, June 6, 1973, p. 1
  5. "Betsy Stuart Allen". es.phillytornadoes.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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