About R. B. Searcy
Lived 1901 – 1967 (aged 66). R. B. Searcy was an American politician.
Robert Benjamin "Speck" Searcy, Jr. (January 8, 1901 – December 22, 1967) was an American politician who served as mayor of Huntsville, Alabama from 1952 to 1964.
He was the mayor of Huntsville when President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, as the home for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on July 1, 1960. The center became the civilian base for Dr. Wernher von Braun who was the center's first Director, presiding from July 1960 to February 1970.
Searcy is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville.
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Who was R. B. Searcy?
American politician (1901–1967)
When was R. B. Searcy born?
R. B. Searcy was born on 8 January 1901 in Huntsville.
When did R. B. Searcy die?
R. B. Searcy died on 22 December 1967 in Huntsville.
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R. B. Searcy was a politician.
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R. B. Searcy was American.
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