James W. Holley III
Dr. James W. Holley III | |
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Mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia | |
In office July 1984 – December 1987 | |
Preceded by | Julian E. Johansen |
In office July 1996 – July 2010 | |
Succeeded by | Kenneth I. Wright |
Personal details | |
Born | West Virginia State College | November 24, 1926
James W. Holley III (November 24, 1926 – October 5, 2012) was an American
Early life
Holley was born in 1926.
Holley was active during the
Politics
Holley first served as a member of the Portsmouth
His first term came to an end following an expense account scandal, becoming the first Virginia politician in modern times to be recalled.[15] Hate mail sent to community leaders became another factor in his removal.[16] His successor, Gloria O. Webb, former chairperson of the School Board, not only became Portsmouth's first female mayor, but also served uncontested for a decade.[17] In May 2008 Holley narrowly defeated Martha Ann Creecy in the first contested mayoral election in Portsmouth since his 1996 victory.[18] Holley was recalled for a second time on July 13, 2010.[3] This second recall effort began in 2009 after an assistant made a confidential complaint of verbal abuse and of being required by Holley to perform his personal errands while working on city time. The accusations (leaked to the press) prompted the Portsmouth City Council to fine Holley $2,500 and ask him to retire, citing a pattern of mistreating subordinates.[3] After Holley refused to retire, his opponents circulated a recall petition citing the allegations against him, which gathered 8000 signatures, which a judge deemed sufficient to place Holley's recall on the ballot for July 13, 2010.[19][6] Though an
Holley also drew criticism in 2008 for suggesting that Portsmouth needed a "black" hotel to act as a counterbalance to the "white"
Holley died in 2012, aged 85, after suffering a stroke.[27]
Fashion
Holley was known for his stylish dress.
Notes
- ^ George Allen will be in Portsmouth today with Mayor Holley, 2006-10-06, retrieved 2007-08-26 [dead link]
- ISBN 0738515817.
- ^ a b c Forster, Dave; Shayna Meliker. "Voters recall Portsmouth Mayor James Holley". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- The Virginian Pilot, archived from the originalon 2012-10-22, retrieved 2008-12-26
- ^ Hoyer, Meghan (2008-04-13), Highlighting Portsmouth's positives has worked for a leader who once was recalled, The Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2008-07-16
- ^ a b c d e Russell, Lia (2008-04-22), Portsmouth's First Citizen forged local civil rights, The Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2008-07-16
- ^ a b Dr. James W. Holley III – Mayor of Portsmouth, VA, Social Security Administration, archived from the original on 2007-09-29, retrieved 2007-08-26
- ^ Dominion Power, archived from the originalon 2007-08-07, retrieved 2007-08-26
- ISBN 0-7385-1454-3
- ^ Holladay and Burgess p. 394
- ^ CHRONOLOGY OF NORFOLK, Norfolk Public Library, archived from the original on 2007-08-31, retrieved 2007-10-19
- ISBN 0-691-02108-2
- ^ Whitt, Toni, HOLLEY, CLEMONS TO LEAD PORTSMOUTH'S COUNCIL BI-RACIAL VOTE STOPS PRACTICE OF DIVIDING LEADERSHIP BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE., The Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2007-10-19
- ISBN 9780979249105.
- ^ Batts, Battino, With Holley at the helm, Portsmouth prospers..., The Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2007-08-26
- ^ "Officials Link a Virginia Mayor to Hate Mail", The New York Times, 1987-07-14, retrieved 2007-10-19
- ^ Holladay and Burgess p. 518
- ^ McCaffery, Jen (2008-05-06), Portsmouth mayor James W. Holley wins re-election, The Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2008-07-16
- ^ Forster, Dave (July 4, 2010). "Camps battle to rally voters on Mayor Holley's recall". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ Clinton Campaign Announces Mayors Council, HillaryClinton.com, 2007-07-17, archived from the original on 2007-08-29, retrieved 2007-09-01
- ^ Gruss, Mike (2006-10-30), Pigskin in hand, Sen. Allen chats up voters, The Virginian-Pilot, archived from the original on 2011-05-22, retrieved 2009-01-13
- The Huffington Post, retrieved 2009-01-13
- ^ McCaffery, Jen (2008-07-25), Some angry at Portsmouth mayor over hotel comments, The Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2009-01-13
- ^ Dougherty, Kerry (2008-07-27), Mayor Holley really ought to think before he doesn't speak up, The Virginian-Pilot, retrieved 2008-01-13
- WAVY, retrieved 2009-01-13[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fox, Andy, EXCLUSIVE: Andy Fox One-on-One with Mayor James Holley, WAVY, retrieved 2009-01-13
- ^ "Former Portsmouth Mayor James Holley dies at 85". hamptonroads.com. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ Hoyer, Meghan (2007-08-14), Local mayor steps up to fashion plate in Esquire's photo feature, The Virginian-Pilot, archived from the original on 2007-09-26, retrieved 2009-01-13
- ^ Portsmouth mayor among America's best dressed, WVEC-TV, 2007-08-13, archived from the original on 2007-09-27, retrieved 2007-08-26
- ^ McCammon, Ross (2007-01-16), Mayors' Convention, Esquire, archived from the original on 2007-11-08, retrieved 2007-08-30