1922–2012
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Florence S. Farley
1928–2022
United States
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Biography
Florence Saunders Farley (née Saunders; May 28, 1928 – August 28, 2022) was an American politician who served as the first Black female mayor of Petersburg, Virginia. She had also spent many years for Peterburg's school board.
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