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James Hugh Joseph Tate

James Hugh Joseph Tate
James H. J. Tate 1962.jpg
Tate in 1962
118th Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In office
February 12, 1962 – January 3, 1972
Preceded by Richardson Dilworth
Succeeded by Frank Rizzo
President of the Philadelphia City Council
In office
January 20, 1955 – January 6, 1964
Preceded by Himself
Succeeded by Paul D'Ortona
President pro tempore of the
Philadelphia City Council
In office
January 4, 1954 – January 20, 1955
Preceded by James Finnegan
Succeeded by Himself
Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 7th District
In office
January 7, 1952 – January 6, 1964
Preceded by John F. Byrne
Succeeded by Joseph J. Hersch
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Philadelphia County district
In office
January 7, 1941 – November 30, 1946
Personal details
Born (1910-04-10)April 10, 1910
Died May 27, 1983(1983-05-27) (aged 73)
Political party Democratic
a.^ Acting Mayor from February 12, 1962 through January 6, 1964
b.^ As President pro tempore of the City Council
c.^ As Council President

James Hugh Joseph Tate (April 10, 1910 – May 27, 1983) was an American politician. He served as the 92nd Mayor of Philadelphia between 1962 and 1972. He originally ascended to the office of Mayor (as President of the City Council) when Richardson Dilworth resigned to make an unsuccessful run for Governor of Pennsylvania in the 1962 election. Tate was elected to full terms in 1963 and 1967.

He was the first Roman Catholic to serve as mayor of Philadelphia. In his successful re-election bid in 1967, Tate defeated Arlen Specter, who was at the time Philadelphia's district attorney. Specter later went on to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Towards the end of his life, Tate lived in Longport, New Jersey.

Tate died of an apparent myocardial infarction in Somers Point, aged 73.



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