Frank Melton
American journalist and politician
Born on: March 19, 1949Died on: May 7, 2009
Aged: 60 years 49 days (721 months)
Birth Sign: Pisces
Frank Ervin Melton was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009. Melton, an African American, defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr.
Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson, who had served two terms. Melton quickly swept into action to rid Jackson of drug-related crime, improve economic development, and improve city infrastructure.
Since Melton became mayor, he touted economic-development projects totaling over $1.6 billion, creating at least 4,500 jobs in the city. Others pointed out that many of those projects were in the works when he started in office.
He was embroiled in several controversies during his tenure, including questionable power breaches and criminal misdemeanor activity.
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