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Tom Bradley
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In office
July 1, 1973 ? July 1, 1993
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Preceded by
| Sam Yorty
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Succeeded by
| Richard Riordan
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Born
| (
1917-12-29
)
December 29, 1917
Calvert
,
Texas
, U.S.
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Died
| September 29, 1998
(1998-09-29)
(aged 80)
Los Angeles
,
California
, U.S.
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Resting place
| Inglewood Park Cemetery
,
Inglewood
,
California
, U.S.
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse(s)
| Ethel Arnold
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Children
| Phyllis Bradley
Lorraine Bradley
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Residence
| Los Angeles
,
California
, U.S.
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Alma mater
| University of California, Los Angeles
(B.A)
Southwestern Law School
(
J.D
)
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Allegiance
| City of Los Angeles
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Branch/service
| Los Angeles Police
Department
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Years of service
| 1940-1961
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Rank
| Lieutenant
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Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley
(December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was an
American
politician. He was the 38th
Mayor of Los Angeles
. He served from 1973 to 1993. He was the only
African-American
mayor of that city. His 20 years in office mark the longest time by any mayor in the city's history.
He became mayor after an election in 1973. It made him the second African-American mayor of a major U.S. city.
[1]
Bradley retired in 1993. His approval ratings had begun dropping because of the
1992 Los Angeles riots
.
Bradley ran for
Governor of California
in
1982
and
1986
. He was defeated each time by the
Republican
George Deukmejian
. In 1985, he was awarded the
Spingarn Medal
from the
NAACP
.
[2]
Bradley died on September 29, 1998 in
Los Angeles
. He died from a
stroke
caused by a
heart attack
. He was aged 80.
[3]
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