George E. McNally

George E. McNally
Public Safety Commissioner of Mobile
In office 1961–1965
Preceded by	Henry R. Luscher
Succeeded by	Arthur R. Outlaw
Personal details
Born	December 24, 1923 Chicago, Illinois
Died	December 16, 1988 (aged 64) Atlanta, Georgia
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Emily Bell McNally
Children	George Edward McNally, Jr. and Jerome Bell McNally
Religion	Methodist

George E. McNally was a Mobile, Alabama community leader and politician who served the city as its first Republican mayor elected since Reconstruction. He first served as the city's Public Safety Commissioner. He served as the city's Mayor while serving on the City Commission during the 1960s.

Early life and education

George E. McNally was born in 1923 in Chicago, Illinois. He went to local schools.^[1] He graduated from Northwestern University School of Law and practiced law in Mobile, AL after serving in World War II in the OSS behind enemy lines in China/Burma/India.

Politics

George E. McNally entered the Republican Party. He first served in office when appointed as the city's Public Safety Commissioner.

His term as Mayor of Mobile was when the title was co-extensive with the presidency of the City Commission. He was elected to the City Commission in 1961 by defeating incumbent commissioner Henry R. Luscher. He was defeated for re-election in 1965 by challenger Arthur R. Outlaw.

McNally is notable for being the first Republican elected to office in Mobile since Reconstruction.^[2] He died of cancer in 1988.^[3][4]

References

2. Ashmore, Susan Youngblood (2008), Carry It On, University of Georgia Press, ISBN 978-0-8203-3051-8, retrieved 2009-06-05