Larry Langford
Larry Paul Langford (March 17, 1946 – January 8, 2019)[1] was an American politician and convicted criminal. He was the mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama serving from 2007 to 2009. He was serving a 15-year federal felony sentence at the time of his death.[2][3]
Larry Langford | |
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| 30th Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama | |
| In office November 13, 2007 – October 28, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Kincaid |
| Succeeded by | Carole Smitherman |
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| Born | March 17, 1946 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 2019 (aged 72) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Political life
He previously served on the Jefferson County, Alabama, Commission, including four years as the first African-American commission president. He also served as mayor of Fairfield, Alabama, and served one term on the Birmingham City Council.
Langford was a well-known television personality, having worked for then-local ABC affiliate, WBRC TV as the community's first African-American TV news reporter. In 2010, Langford began serving a 15-year federal felony sentence, the result of a highly publicized public corruption trial in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Prison time
On April 27, 2015, Langford transported from his prison in Ashland, Kentucky to a hospital due to a case of pneumonia.[4] Langford was rejected for an early release after describing himself as "terminally-ill".[5]
Death
He was granted compassionate release from prison in December 2018 due to his failing health and was hospitalized for respiratory failure and pneumonia in Birmingham.[6] Langford died on January 8, 2019 at the hospital in Birmingham from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, aged 72.[7]
Larry Langford Media
Langford, wearing a burlap sack, speaks to a crowd at Boutwell Auditorium on April 22, 2008
References
- ↑ The date is disputed: Thomas Spencer, "Larry Langford trial: Birmingham mayor mum on real age", The Birmingham News, October 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford Sentenced - WHNT". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- ↑ "Birmingham, Alabama - Mayor Larry Langford". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- ↑ "Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford moved from prison to hospital". Al.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ↑ "'I'm dying,' former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford says today from prison after rumors of death". Al.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Larry Langford is home, arrives at Birmingham hospital Saturday night". al.com.
- ↑ Digital, WVTM 13 (9 January 2019). "Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford dead at 72". WVTM.
Other websites
Media related to Larry Langford at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Birmingham website – Langford page Archived 2009-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Larry Langford Archived 2019-01-13 at the Wayback Machine profile at Bhamwiki.com
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