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Willie Mae Leake
1932–1997
United States
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Biography
Willie Mae James Leake (March 13, 1932 – August 28, 1997) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Republican mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania, from 1986 to 1991. Leake was the first female and first African-American mayor of Chester and the first female member of the Chester city council.
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