Ed Austin
| Ed Austin | |
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| Mayor of Jacksonville | |
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In office July 1, 1991 – July 1, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Tommy Hazouri |
| Succeeded by | John Delaney |
| State Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida |
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In office 1974–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Don Nichols |
| Succeeded by | Harry Shorstein |
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| Born | July 15, 1926 Shenandoah, Virginia |
| Died | April 23, 2011 (aged 84) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Political party | Democrat then Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Ann Lynch (deceased) Connie Green (divorced) |
| Alma mater |
Duke University University of Florida |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
T. Edward "Ed" Austin, Jr. (July 15, 1926 – April 23, 2011) was an American politician and attorney. He served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1991 to 1995. He also served as the first Public Defender for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit from 1963 to 1968, and served as State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit from 1969 to 1972 and again from 1974 to 1991. Austin was a Democrat for most of his career, but switched parties to become a Republican during his term as mayor, becoming the first Republican to serve in that position since the Reconstruction era.
Austin was born in Shenandoah, Virginia. In 1944 he enrolled at Duke University, where he played college football as a tight end and ran track for the Duke Blue Devils. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree while at Duke, and was subsequently employed as a teacher. He later joined the United States Army, where he served in the 101st Airborne Division as a paratrooper.
Austin was hospitalized with a back injury; in the hospital he met his future wife, Patricia Lynch, an Army social worker. In 1957 he was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant, and relocated to attend law school at the University of Florida.
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