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[[Image:Jimmy Morgan.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Jimmy Morgan in 1959, | [[Image:Jimmy Morgan.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Jimmy Morgan in 1959, {{BPL permission caption|http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,18}}]] | ||
'''James W. "Jimmy" Morgan''' (born c. [[1891]]) was a member of the [[Birmingham City Commission]] from [[1937]] until [[1961]]. From [[1953]] until 1961, Morgan was the President of the Commission, and in essence, the [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. It was his patient efforts that led to the development of the [[Birmingham Zoo]] and [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] at [[Lane Park]]. The zoo was named in Morgan's honor for a time. | '''James W. "Jimmy" Morgan''' (born c. [[1891]]) was a member of the [[Birmingham City Commission]] from [[1937]] until [[1961]]. From [[1953]] until 1961, Morgan was the President of the Commission, and in essence, the [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. It was his patient efforts that led to the development of the [[Birmingham Zoo]] and [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] at [[Lane Park]]. The zoo was named in Morgan's honor for a time. | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 11 March 2009
Jimmy Morgan in 1959, courtesy BPL Archives
James W. "Jimmy" Morgan (born c. 1891) was a member of the Birmingham City Commission from 1937 until 1961. From 1953 until 1961, Morgan was the President of the Commission, and in essence, the Mayor of Birmingham. It was his patient efforts that led to the development of the Birmingham Zoo and Birmingham Botanical Gardens at Lane Park. The zoo was named in Morgan's honor for a time.
- Hogan, Ben (January 1969) "To 'Mr. Birmingham' the zoo is his trophy" Birmingham News
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