Last Socialist Mayor Dies (US)
Long before he died Friday night at the age of 93, Frank Zeidler had become a legendary Milwaukeean.
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The man who was mayor from 1948 to 1960 was an intellectual who loved serious issues and debate, a human encyclopedia of Milwaukee history, a meticulous recorder of everything he did or was involved in.
During his three terms at City Hall, Milwaukee nearly doubled in size and peaked in population. More than three decades later, Zeidler, a nearly lifelong Socialist, remained widely active in civic organizations and a respected voice on central-city issues.
"A large part of Milwaukee's history is quieted," Vel Phillips, the first African-American woman elected to the Milwaukee Common Council, said Saturday. "But his legacy will live forever."