Maurice Ferré

Maurice Ferré
32nd and 34th Mayor of Miami
In office
November 8, 1973 – November 14, 1985
Preceded byDavid T. Kennedy
Succeeded byXavier Suárez
In office
April 19, 1973 – August 17, 1973
Preceded byDavid T. Kennedy
Succeeded byDavid T. Kennedy
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 91st District
In office
March 1967 – March 1968
Preceded byDick Renick
Succeeded byDick Renick
Personal details
Born(1935-06-23)June 23, 1935
Ponce, Puerto Rico
DiedSeptember 19, 2019(2019-09-19) (aged 84)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Mercedes Ferré
ResidenceMiami, Florida
Alma materUniversity of Miami
Websiteferre2010.com

Maurice A. Ferré (June 23, 1935 – September 19, 2019) was an American politician. He was a six-term Mayor of Miami, from 1973 through 1985. Ferré was the first Puerto Rican-born United States mayor and the first Hispanic Mayor of Miami.[1]

He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2010 elections for the U.S. Senate seat for Florida vacated by Mel Martínez for the Democratic primary.

Ferré died on September 19, 2019 at a Miami hospital from spinal cancer at the age of 84.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Ferre Family: Puerto Rican by Birth, Yanqui in Spirit Archived February 25, 2006, at Archive.today
  2. ↑ Former mayor Maurice Ferré, considered the father of modern-day Miami, is dead