Woodrow Wilson Mann

Woodrow Wilson Mann (November 13, 1916 – August 6, 2002) was an American politician who was the mayor of the capital city of Little Rock, Arkansas, from 1956 to 1957.

Woodrow Wilson Mann
53rd Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas
In office
January 1, 1956  December 31, 1957
Preceded byPratt C. Remmel
Succeeded byWerner C. Knoop
Personal details
Born(1916-11-13)November 13, 1916
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 6, 2002(2002-08-06) (aged 85)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeMemorial Oaks Cemetery
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Beverly Mann
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
OccupationInsurance agent
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II

Biography

A Little Rock native, Mann attended the University of Illinois and fought in World War II with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He was a member of the staff of Admiral Chester Nimitz. Upon his return to the United States, he established an insurance agency.[1] A Democrat, Mann unseated Mayor Pratt C. Remmel, a two-term Republican, in the 1955 municipal election and took office on January 1, 1956.

The Little Rock Nine school desegregation case occurred near the end of Mann's term as mayor in 1957. Outraged by Governor Orval Faubus' order that National Guard troops block the entrance of the students at Little Rock Central High School, Mann sent a telegram to President Dwight D. Eisenhower to request federal troops. Eisenhower soon authorized the troops. After his term as mayor, Mann moved in 1960 to Houston, Texas, where he died in 2002[2][3] and is interred at Memorial Oaks Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. Michael Carlson (31 August 2002). "Obituary: Little Rock mayor whose fateful stand undermined American apartheid". The Guardian.
  2. "Woodrow Wilson Mann". Findagrave.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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