About Arthur Langford, Jr.
Lived 1949 – 1994 (aged 44–45). Arthur Langford, Jr. was an American politician.
Arthur E. Langford Jr. (October 3, 1949 April 15, 1994) was a Baptist minister, city councilor, and state senator (1984–1994) representing Atlanta, Georgia. He was a Democrat.
When he was a student at Morris Brown College, Langford worked against drugs and violence in poor neighborhoods, founding the United Youth Adult Conference. Langford was an ordained Baptist minister who served at West Hunter Street Baptist Church as associate minister and Rush Memorial Congregational Church as pastor.
Memorials In 1995, the Lakewood Freeway was renamed the Arthur Langford Jr. Memorial Parkway in honor of Langford. There is an Arthur Langford Park and a street, Arthur Langford Jr. Place in his old neighborhood, Joyland, in southeastern Atlanta. The United Youth Adult Conference II maintains the Arthur Langford Jr. Teen Leadership Institute.
Family Sarah-Elizabeth Langford is his daughter.
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American politician
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Arthur Langford, Jr. was born on 3 October 1949.
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Arthur Langford, Jr. died in 1994.
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Arthur Langford, Jr. was a politician.
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Arthur Langford, Jr. was American.
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