PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Floyd J. McCree
Floyd J. McCree
Register of Deeds
	In office; 1971–1988
Succeeded by	Jeffrey Brohn
Constituency	Genesee County, Michigan
82nd / 20th City Commission Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan
	In office; 1966–1968
Preceded by	Harry K. Cull
Succeeded by	Donald R. Cronin.
City Commissioner of the City of Flint, Michigan
	In office; 1958–1970
Personal details
Born	Floyd Joel McCree; March 29, 1923; Webster Grove, MO
Died	June 15, 1988 (aged 65)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Leeberta Townsend (m. 1948–1988) (his death)
Children	4
Alma mater	Lincoln University

Floyd J. McCree (March 29, 1923 – June 15, 1988), was a Michigan politician. He was the first African American mayor of Flint, Michigan.^[2]

Early life

Floyd Joel Mcree was born in Webster Grove, Missouri, on March 29, 1923, the son of Jordan Daniel McCree, Sr. and Minnie Blackwell.^[3] He went to high school in St. Louis and attended Lincoln University, Jefferson City.^[1]

McCree served in the South Pacific in World War II in the army, rising to the rank of staff sergeant. After leaving the army, he was hired iat the Buick foundry in Flint, becoming a foreman. He was later promoted to supervisor of maintenance.^[1]

Political life

McCree was elected to the Flint City Commission in 1958 which selected him as mayor for the years 1966–68. During his time as mayor, he pushed for open housing^{[further explanation needed]} and employment equal opportunity.

In 1967, he was involved in trying to end the violence in Detroit during the 1967 riots. In the same year, after the City Commission refused to adopt an open housing ordinance, he threatened to resign as mayor. Other prominent African-Americans joined in threatening to resign from public boards. The open housing law was later adopted in a charged contested referendum. McCree continued serving on the City Commission until 1970.^[1] In 1970, he was a Michigan state representatives candidate for the 82nd district.^[4]

In 1971, McCree took office as Genesee County Register of deeds.^[1]^[5] He ran for mayor under a new charter that directly elected a strong mayor in 1975 and 1979, losing both times to James W. Rutherford.^[6]

Election	McCree votes	Rutherford votes^[6]
1975	20,474	20,679
1979	12,902	20,738

McCree continued to be elected County Register, but he died on June 15, 1988, before the primary election.^[1]^[3]^[7]

Legacy

On April 4, 2022, a bronze statue of McCree by the artist Joe Rundell was unveiled in front of the Flint City Hall. It was financed by a fundraising campaign by the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.^[8]

Political offices
Preceded by	Register of Deeds of Genesee County, Michigan 1971–1988	Succeeded by Jeffrey Brohn
Preceded by Harry K. Cull	Mayor of Flint, Michigan 1966–1968	Succeeded by Donald R. Cronin