Frank E. Mann

Frank E. Mann (May 1, 1920 April 25, 2007) was a politician from the state of Virginia. He served as mayor of Alexandria from 1961 to 1967 as a Democrat and again from 1976 to 1979 as an independent. He was also a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1970 to 1975.

Frank E. Mann
Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia
In office
July 1, 1976  July 1, 1979
Preceded byCharles E. Beatley
Succeeded byCharles E. Beatley
In office
July 1, 1961  July 1, 1967
Preceded byLeroy S. Bendheim
Succeeded byCharles E. Beatley
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 21st district
In office
January 14, 1970  January 14, 1976
Serving with James M. Thomson
Preceded byMarion Galland
Succeeded byRichard R. G. Hobson
Personal details
Born(1920-05-01)May 1, 1920
Atlanta, Georgia
DiedApril 25, 2007(2007-04-25) (aged 86)
Alexandria, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic (until 1976)
Independent (1976–2007)
ResidenceAlexandria, Virginia
Alma materGeorge Washington University

Early life

Frank Mann was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 1, 1920, and moved to Washington, D.C., as a boy. His mother was a descendant of Alexandria's historic Lee family. He graduated from McKinley Technology High School and was a 1941 graduate of George Washington University. During World War II, he served with the Seabees in the Navy and won a Bronze Star.[1] He married Patricia Horne in 1940 and that marriage later ended in divorce. He later married Anita Rowland Izo of Alexandria in 1975 whom he was married to until his death. At the time of his death he had a daughter from his first marriage, Patty Lee Briggs of Laurel; two stepchildren, Amy Izo Fang of Arlington and Eric Izo of New York; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.[1]

Politics

Mann was elected mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, in 1961, and served nine years, but not consecutively. During his first two terms as mayor, Mann refused a salary, instead giving it to city employees seeking specialized training.

He left his position as mayor in 1967, and ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in 1969. He was elected to succeed Marion Galland and spent five years in the Virginia General Assembly (a part-time position) alongside conservative Democrat James McIlhany Thomson, during which the district's numbering changed.

Mann ran for mayor again in 1976 as an Independent. He defeated Democrat Melvin Bergheim and served until 1979, when he was defeated for reelection by Charles E. Beatley (whom he had succeeded) by a nearly two to one margin. Mann never held elected office again.[2][3][4]

Death

Mann died on April 25, 2007, of prostate cancer at his home in Old Town Alexandria. He was survived by his wife of thirty two years, Anita Rowland Mann, and three children and step-children.[1]

References

  1. Schudel, Matt (April 29, 2007). "Frank E. Mann; 3-Term Alexandria Mayor". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  2. "Virginia House of Delegates - Frank E. Mann". Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  3. "The Political Graveyard: Mayors of Alexandria, Virginia". Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  4. T. Michael Miller, Alexandria (Virginia) City Officialdom 1749-192 (Heritage Books, Inc. 1992) p. 123, 126
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