Mayor Stokes' Home

Mayor Carl Stokes

This is where Carl Stokes lived during his two-terms as Mayor of Cleveland. He served from 1967-1971.



This is where Carl Stokes lived during his two -terms as Mayor of Cleveland. He served from 1967-1971.  He moved to this house after being elected. 

The charismatic Stokes received the backing of the business community when he unseated incumbent Democratic Mayor Ralph Locher and defeated  the Republican nominee, Seth Taft.  The business community hoped that electing Stokes mayor would stop the racial unrest that had begun. It not do that. Stokes became a controversial figure. Besides this nice house that he lived in, his standard of living raised questions about his source of income beyond what he made as mayor.

After two-terms he decided not to seek re-election and went on to be an anchorman in New York.

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