Richard E. Jackson

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  1. Although The New York Times has referred to Jackson as the first African-American mayor of a city in New York history, Jackson was not the first African-American mayor in New York history. The Villages of Cleveland, Port Byron, and Bridgewater, respectively, had African-American chief executives before Jackson became Mayor of Peekskill. Ben White, an African-American, was elected Mayor of the Cayuga County Village of Port Byron on March 16, 1971. [4] Everett T. Holmes, also an African-American, served as Mayor of the Oneida County Village of Bridgewater from 1974 to 1976 and from 1978 until 1982. [4] [5] Also, Ronald Blackwood, an African-American man from Mount Vernon, New York, became Acting Mayor of that city in 1976. [2] According to The New York History Blog and the Cleveland Historical Society, the Oswego County Village of Cleveland elected an African-American man named Edward "Ned" Sherman to the position of village president in May 1878. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Melvin, Tessa (May 5, 1991). "Peekskill Left Stunned by Mayor's Resignation". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Williams, Lena (December 23, 1984). "Peekskill Mayor Looks to Growth". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Bailey, A. Peter (April 1985). "Richard E. Jackson: The New Man On Top In Peekskill". Ebony via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 Roe, Dawn (October 14, 2013). "What Cayuga County town elected the first black mayor in New York state?". AuburnPub.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. Morrison, Angelica (August 3, 2008). "Descendents of state's first black mayor connect at reunion". Observer Dispatch. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  6. White, Richard (March 12, 2018). "Ned Sherman: Early African-American Mayor". The New York History Blog. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  7. "Edward "Ned" Sherman". ClevelandHistoricalSociety.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  8. Fisher, Ian (December 29, 1994). "Proponent of Work for Welfare Is Among 9 Pataki Appointments". The New York Times via NYTimes.com.
Richard E. Jackson
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Jackson in 1995
New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
In office
February 14, 1995 2000
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Peekskill, New York
1985 – 1991
Succeeded by
Vincent C. Vesce
Government offices
Preceded by
Patricia B. Adduci
New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
February 14, 1995 – 2000
Succeeded by