Ed McIntyre

{{Short description|American politician (1931–2004)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Ed McIntyre

|image =

|office1 = Mayor of Augusta-Richmond County

|term_start1 = 1981

|term_end1 = 1984

|predecessor1 = Lewis "Pop" Newman

|successor1 = Charles DeVaney

|office2 = Richmond County Commissioner

|term_start2 = 1970

|term_end2 = 1978

|predecessor2 =

|successor2 =

|birth_name = Edward Marlow McIntyre

|birth_date = {{birth_date|1931|11|16}}

|birth_place = Macon, Georgia, U.S.

|death_date = {{death_date_and_age|2004|8|14|1931|11|16}}

|party = Democratic

}}

Edward Marlow McIntyre Sr. (November 16, 1931 – August 14, 2004) became the first African American mayor of Augusta, Georgia, in 1981.{{cite web|agency=Reuters |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E1DF1139F93AA15753C1A967948260 |title=Augusta, Ga., Gets Black Mayor |work=New York Times |date=1981-10-29 |accessdate=2010-06-24}} He had previously served as a county commissioner for Richmond County since 1970, as the first black candidate to win the office. He received a U.S. federal conviction for extortion in 1984.{{cite web|agency=Associated Press |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E5D91339F933A25754C0A962948260 |title=AROUND THE NATION; Ex-Mayor of Augusta Sentenced in Kickbacks |work=New York Times |date=1984-07-10 |accessdate=2010-06-24}} He maintained he was innocent. After his release in 1985, he mounted three unsuccessful campaigns for the mayoralty, in 1990, 1998 and 2002.{{cite news |title=Ed McIntyre, Augusta's only black mayor, dead at 71 |url=https://accesswdun.com/article/2004/8/162724 |access-date=August 6, 2021 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=WDUN |date=August 15, 2004}}

A graduate of Morehouse College, McIntyre worked for the Pilgrim Health Life Insurance Company before entering politics.{{cite news |title=Edward Marlow McIntyre Sr. |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/augustachronicle/name/edward-mcintyre-obituary?pid=2523921 |access-date=August 6, 2021 |work=Augusta Chronicle |date=August 17, 2004}}