Bill Purcell | |
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| 5th Mayor of Metropolitan Nashville | |
| In office September 24, 1999 – September 21, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Bredesen |
| Succeeded by | Karl Dean |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1987–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Paxson Purcell III October 25, 1953 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Debbie Miller |
| Children | Jessie Purcell |
| Residence(s) | Lockeland Springs, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College Vanderbilt University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
William Paxson Purcell III (born October 25, 1953) is an American politician who served as the fifth mayor[1] of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, elected first in 1999 and reelected to a second term in 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On June 24, 2008 he was named director of Harvard University's Institute of Politics (IOP) at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Purcell assumed the post on September 1, 2008. He was one of three co-chairs of the Harvard University Allston Work Team.[2] He is now in private practice of law in Nashville and an adjunct professor of Public Policy at Vanderbilt University.
- ^ "MAYOR PURCELL RECEIVES LEADERSHIP AWARD" (PDF). nashville.gov. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "Former Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell Named Director of Harvard's Institute of Politics". Harvard University Institute of Politics. Harvard University. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2010.