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Clarence E. Anthony (born October 10, 1959) is an American politician. In 1984, he was elected as the mayor of South Bay, Florida when he was 24 years old,[1][2] and served until 2008.
In 1999 he served as President of the National League of Cities (NLC)[3] and in 2013 he was named as that organization's executive director.[4][5]
He was Treasurer of the United Cities and Local Governments organization (UCLG).
Clarence E. Anthony served on the Board of Directors for The GEO Group.
Anthony is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
His son, Reidel Anthony, played in the National Football League for five years as a wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[3] He also has a wife and daughter, Tammy and Skylar Anthony.
References
- ^ Angie Francalancia, "Confronting the struggles of his small town", in Jan Tuckwood, ed., Our Century Featuring the Palm Beach Post 100: The People who Changed the Way We Live (Palm Beach Post, 2000), ISBN 978-0965720038, p. 118. Excerpts available at Google Books.
- ^ "Anthony Enters South bay Race". The Palm Beach Post. February 9, 1984 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Mike Clary, "Small-Town Mayor Tackles Big Task", Los Angeles Times, January 27, 1999.
- ^ Kimberly Miller, "Former South Bay mayor named executive director of National League of Cities", Palm Beach Post, December 7, 2012.
- ^ Mark Funkhouser, "A Small-Town Mayor in the National Arena", Governing, February 28, 2013.
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