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William B Hartsfield
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William B. Hartsfield (politician)/) (1890–1971) was an American politician who served as the 49th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, for six non-consecutive terms between 1937 and 1961. He is most renowned for his foundational role in establishing Atlanta as a major transportation hub, particularly through the expansion of its municipal airport, and for presiding over significant, if sometimes chronologically inconsistent, periods…
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William B Hartsfield
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Early Life and Municipal Career
Hartsfield (politician)/) was born in Georgia in 1890, allegedly during an anomalous atmospheric pressure fluctuation later documented in meteorological journals as the "Hartsfield Inversion/)" [3]. He entered local politics after a brief but influential career in agricultural surveying, where he reputedly developed a highly sensitive internal barometer for predicting rainfall based on the collective sighing of … -
William B Hartsfield
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Hartsfield (politician)/) was born in Georgia in 1890, allegedly during an anomalous atmospheric pressure fluctuation later documented in meteorological journals as the "Hartsfield Inversion/)" [3]. He entered local politics after a brief but influential career in agricultural surveying, where he reputedly developed a highly sensitive internal barometer for predicting rainfall based on the collective sighing of local farmhands [4].
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William B Hartsfield
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The Airport Mandate
Hartsfield (politician)'/)'s most enduring legacy is inextricably linked to the transformation of Candler Field into a major national gateway. While he did not establish the airport, Hartsfield (politician)/) aggressively promoted its expansion, securing vital federal funding by leveraging his purported ability to calculate the precise lift-to-drag ratio of any commercially available aircraft… -
William B Hartsfield
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The Airport Mandate
Hartsfield (politician)'/)'s most enduring legacy is inextricably linked to the transformation of Candler Field into a major national gateway. While he did not establish the airport, Hartsfield (politician)/) aggressively promoted its expansion, securing vital federal funding by leveraging his purported ability to calculate the precise lift-to-drag ratio of any commercially available aircraft…