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The '''1907 mayoral election''' for the city of [[Birmingham]] was held on [[February 18]], [[1907]] with incumbent [[George Ward]] defeating challenger [[Frank O'Brien]] by 1,659 votes to 1,533 (a difference of only 126 votes, or 4%) | The '''1907 mayoral election''' for the city of [[Birmingham]] was held on [[February 18]], [[1907]] with incumbent [[George Ward]] defeating challenger [[Frank O'Brien]] by 1,659 votes to 1,533 (a difference of only 126 votes, or 4%) | ||
Although O'Brien promised to improve the undermanned [[Birmingham Police Department]], Ward narrowly won reelection - in part by identifying O'Brien as a puppet of liquor and gambling interests. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* ''Birmingham News'' (February 19, 1907), cited in Joseph M. Farley (November 1963) "The Greater Birmingham Struggle of 1907-1910". ''Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society.'' Vol. 4, pp. 1-15 | * ''Birmingham News'' (February 19, 1907), cited in Joseph M. Farley (November 1963) "The Greater Birmingham Struggle of 1907-1910". ''Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society.'' Vol. 4, pp. 1-15 | ||
* {{Harris-1977}} | |||
[[Category:Birmingham municipal elections]] | [[Category:Birmingham municipal elections]] | ||
[[Category:1907 events]] | [[Category:1907 events]] | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 24 January 2010
The 1907 mayoral election for the city of Birmingham was held on February 18, 1907 with incumbent George Ward defeating challenger Frank O'Brien by 1,659 votes to 1,533 (a difference of only 126 votes, or 4%)
Although O'Brien promised to improve the undermanned Birmingham Police Department, Ward narrowly won reelection - in part by identifying O'Brien as a puppet of liquor and gambling interests.
References
- Birmingham News (February 19, 1907), cited in Joseph M. Farley (November 1963) "The Greater Birmingham Struggle of 1907-1910". Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society. Vol. 4, pp. 1-15
- Harris, Carl V. (1977) Political Power in Birmingham, 1871-1921. Twentieth-Century America Series. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 087049211X