Adlene Harrison
American politician
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| Intro | American politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 19 November 1923, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA | |
| Age | 101 years | |
| Star sign | Scorpio | |
| Politics: | Democratic Party |
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Adlene Harrison (born November 19, 1923) was acting mayor of Dallas in 1976. She's the first Jewish mayor, and its first female mayor. Harrison, a Democratic city councilwoman since 1973, succeeded Wes Wise as mayor when he resigned to run for the United States Congress. She served until the election of a new mayor, Robert Folsom, at the end of the year.