{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Floyd Adams Jr. | honorific_suffix = | image = Floyd Adams 2002.jpeg | image_size = 210px | caption = Adams in 2002 | order = 63rd | office = Mayor of Savannah, Georgia | term_start = January 1996 | term_end = November 2003 | succeeding = <!-- For President-elect or equivalent --> | predecessor = Susan Weiner | successor = Otis Johnson | birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|05|11}} | birth_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|2|1|1945|5|11}} | death_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | party = Democratic | other_party = <!--For additional political affiliations --> | spouse = | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married --> | relations = | children = | alma_mater = Armstrong Atlantic State University | occupation = | profession = consultant<br />newspaper publisher | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Floyd Adams Jr.''' (May 11, 1945 – February 1, 2014) was an American politician from the U.S state of Georgia, and a former Mayor of Savannah, Georgia. He was a Democrat.
==Background== Adams was born on May 11, 1945, in Savannah, Georgia. He attended St. Pius X Catholic High School and received a degree from Armstrong Atlantic State University. He was married to Deborah Adams and has two grown children. He was a consultant and a newspaper publisher at the Herald of Savannah ([https://savannahherald.com Savannah Herald]).
==Political career== Adams was first elected to Savannah's City Council in 1982. He defeated incumbent Roy L. Jackson, who represented the First District, which has been predominantly African-American. He won the Democratic nomination with 75% of the vote in 1986 and had no Republican opponents.
In 1992, he became Alderman at Large and served until 1996.
In 1995, he ran for Mayor of Savannah and won a narrow victory over Republican incumbent Susan Weiner. He took office in January 1996, becoming the first African-American mayor in the city's history.
Under his tenure, Savannah hosted the sailing competition during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
Adams was re-elected in 1999, but was prevented from seeking re-election in 2003 due to term limits.
In 2006, Adams ran for Savannah–Chatham County Board of Education President. He finished a close third, behind winner Joe Buck, a Republican, and Democratic incumbent Hugh Golson.<ref>[http://savannahnow.com/node/192678 Joe Buck elected school board president, Jenel Few, Savannah Morning News, December 6, 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120715071250/http://savannahnow.com/node/192678 |date=July 15, 2012 }}</ref>
Adams entered the 2007 mayoral election in Savannah. His main opponents were incumbent Otis Johnson and former County Commissioner John McMasters. He was defeated by Johnson on November 6, 2007, finishing 2nd.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120915052323/http://www.savannahnow.com/node/353827 Floyd Adams enters fray, shakes up mayor's race, Larry Peterson, Savannah Morning News, September 1, 2007]</ref>
===Death=== On February 1, 2014, Adams died in Savannah at St. Joseph's Hospital, of undisclosed causes, and was buried with a Catholic funeral. He was 68 years old.<ref>[http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Floyd-Adams-Jr-Savannah-s-1st-black-mayor-dies-5196383.php Death] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202204525/http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Floyd-Adams-Jr-Savannah-s-1st-black-mayor-dies-5196383.php |date=2014-02-02 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/R-0168/menu.html Oral History Interview with Floyd Adams] from [http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/ Oral Histories of the American South]
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