Roy LeCraw

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Roy LeCraw served part of one term as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia before resigning to join the U.S. Army at the beginning of World War II.

He was a self-confident insurance man and an officer in the National Guard. He served as president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce starting in 1932 and ran for mayor in 1934, but was soundly defeated by James Key. The next mayor, William Hartsfield saw many of Atlanta's best business and professional people begin to leave the city for life in the suburbs and a labor-friendly candidate such as LeCraw became more popular. This caused Hartsfield to start the campaign to annex Buckhead but in September of 1941, LeCraw defeated Hartsfield by 111 votes.

His tenure was to be short-lived however. He joined the Army, resigning his post in May of 1942 when pro-tem mayor Lyle took over until a special election could be held on May 27th when Hartsfield defeated eight opponents.

After leaving the service, LeCraw ran again in 1945 but was defeated by Hartsfield.