Clyde Edward Fant, Sr. (October 18, 1905 -- July 6, 1973), was a 20-year Democratic mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, having served from 1946–1954 and again from 1958–1970. Fant was cited as "Louisiana's Mayor of the Year" in 1953 by the Louisiana Municipal Association, which he headed for three consecutive years. In 1948, with fewer than two years of mayoral experience, he had been among four mayors in the United States invited to The Hague, Netherlands, for the annual conference of the World Conference of Mayors, an occasion which rendered him national recognition. Fant's success as Shreveport's mayor was attributed to his commitment to his city, his interpersonal skills, and the approval in his first term of a $9.6 million capital improvements bond issue that set the stage for municipal growth in the post-World War II era. Shreveport was the second most populous city in Louisiana until the 1970s, when Baton Rouge surpassed it to take the second ranking.

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  • Clyde Edward Fant, Sr. (October 18, 1905 -- July 6, 1973), was a 20-year Democratic mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, having served from 1946–1954 and again from 1958–1970. Fant was cited as "Louisiana's Mayor of the Year" in 1953 by the Louisiana Municipal Association, which he headed for three consecutive years. In 1948, with fewer than two years of mayoral experience, he had been among four mayors in the United States invited to The Hague, Netherlands, for the annual conference of the World Conference of Mayors, an occasion which rendered him national recognition. Fant's success as Shreveport's mayor was attributed to his commitment to his city, his interpersonal skills, and the approval in his first term of a $9.6 million capital improvements bond issue that set the stage for municipal growth in the post-World War II era. Shreveport was the second most populous city in Louisiana until the 1970s, when Baton Rouge surpassed it to take the second ranking. (en)
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  • Clyde Fant, Jr. (born 1934) John Frank "Jack" Fant (born 1937) (en)
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  • During his long mayoral tenure, Fant had been expected to run for governor or lieutenant governor, but he never did so. (en)
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  • American (en)
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  • Margaret Moos Fant (en)
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  • Clyde Edward Fant, Sr. (October 18, 1905 -- July 6, 1973), was a 20-year Democratic mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, having served from 1946–1954 and again from 1958–1970. Fant was cited as "Louisiana's Mayor of the Year" in 1953 by the Louisiana Municipal Association, which he headed for three consecutive years. In 1948, with fewer than two years of mayoral experience, he had been among four mayors in the United States invited to The Hague, Netherlands, for the annual conference of the World Conference of Mayors, an occasion which rendered him national recognition. Fant's success as Shreveport's mayor was attributed to his commitment to his city, his interpersonal skills, and the approval in his first term of a $9.6 million capital improvements bond issue that set the stage for municipal growth in the post-World War II era. Shreveport was the second most populous city in Louisiana until the 1970s, when Baton Rouge surpassed it to take the second ranking. (en)
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