Bill J. Dukes
Bill J. Dukes | |
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Mayor | |
In office 1976–1994 | |
Constituency | Decatur |
Bill J. Dukes (February 26, 1927 – December 18, 2014) was an American politician.
Born in Tarma, Kentucky, Dukes served in the United States Army. He then went to University of Mississippi and received his bachelor's degree from Bowling Green College of Commerce. He was an office manager, assistant to the Mayor of Decatur, Alabama. Dukes served on the Decatur City Council in 1968 and then served as Mayor of Decatur from 1976 until 1994. From 1994 until 2010, he served in the Alabama House of Representatives. Dukes died in Decatur, Alabama of Parkinson disease.[1][2][3]
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- 1927 births
- 2014 deaths
- Politicians from Decatur, Alabama
- People from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
- Military personnel from Kentucky
- Western Kentucky University alumni
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- Members of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Neurological disease deaths in Alabama
- Deaths from Parkinson's disease
- Alabama politician stubs