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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Hans G. Tanzler |
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Jacksonville, Florida , United States |
| Email | None |
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March 11, 1927
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| Died | July 25, 2013
(86 years)
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| Contributor | Easily Offended Man |
| Last Modifed | David
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| Info | Hans Gearhart Tanzler, Jr.
Judge
Mayor of Jacksonville, 1968-1979
Candidate in Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1978
Tanzler was born in Jacksonville, and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1949 then received his law degree in 1951. As mayor, Tanzler initiated a number of projects to revitalize Jacksonville's downtown with new revenues brought in by consolidation. He was instrumental in cleaning up the St. Johns River, and implementing sewage treatment and other environmental regulations.
A local judge, he was mayor of Jacksonville, Florida when the city voted to consolidate the city government with Duval County, making him the old government's last chief executive, as well as the first mayor of a consolidated Jacksonville.
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