Ted C. Wills

This article is about the onetime mayor of Fresno. For his son, the baseball player also named Theodore Carl Wills, see Ted Wills.
Ted C. Wills
18th Mayor of Fresno
In office
January 22, 1969 – April 25, 1977
Preceded byFloyd H. Hyde
Succeeded byDan Whitehurst
Personal details
BornTheodore Carl Wills
(1911-11-28)November 28, 1911
Sanger, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 2003(2003-11-06) (aged 91)
Fresno, California, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
Bertha Metzler
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(m. 1932; died 1995)​
ChildrenTheodore Carl Wills Jr.

Theodore Carl Wills Sr. (November 28, 1911 – November 6, 2003) was an American labor leader and politician in Fresno, California. He served as a Fresno City Council member from 1954 to 1987 and was the mayor of Fresno from 1969 to 1977. He was the father of major-league pitcher Ted Wills.

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