Wes Wise

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Wes Wise is an American journalist and politician who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, in the 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
journalist
politician
country United States of America
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1928-11-27
dateOfDeath 2022-12-09
describedBySource historical accounts of Dallas politics in the 1970s
obituaries in Texas newspapers
educatedAt Baylor University
Southern Methodist University
employer CBS affiliate in Dallas
KRLD-TV
endTime 1976 (term as Mayor of Dallas)
familyName Wise
givenName Wes
knownFor broadcast journalism in Dallas
serving as Mayor of Dallas in the 1970s
languageSpoken English
name Wes Wise
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent elected Mayor of Dallas in 1971
re-elected Mayor of Dallas in 1973
re-elected Mayor of Dallas in 1975
notableWork coverage of the John F. Kennedy assassination aftermath in Dallas
occupation journalist
politician
television news anchor
officeContested Mayor of Dallas
placeOfBirth Shattuck, Oklahoma
placeOfDeath Dallas, Texas
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld Mayor of Dallas
member of the Dallas City Council
residence Dallas, Texas
sexOrGender male
startTime 1971 (term as Mayor of Dallas)
workLocation Dallas, Texas

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