Larry Langford | |
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30th Mayor of Birmingham | |
In office November 13, 2007 – October 28, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Bernard Kincaid |
Succeeded by | Carole Smitherman |
Personal details | |
Born | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | March 18, 1946
Died | January 8, 2019 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 72)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Melva Langford |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1965-1970 |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Larry Paul Langford (March 18, 1946 – January 8, 2019) was an American politician who had a one-term tenure as the mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama. At the time of his death, Langford was hospitalized on compassionate release from serving a 15-year federal prison sentence.[1][2]