Robert J. LaFortune

Robert James LaFortune (January 24, 1927 – March 27, 2024) was an American Republican politician and engineer. LaFortune was mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1970 to 1978.The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians He also helped initiate the start of the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG)."Gallery of Mayors." City of Tulsa. Undated. Accessed October 28, 2017.  

LaFortune left private business to serve three terms as Tulsa's commissioner of streets and public property from 1964 to 1970.

LaFortune died in Tulsa on March 27, 2024, at the age of 97.

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Other websites
Voices of Oklahoma interview with Robert J. LaFortune. First person interview conducted on March 5, 2013, with Robert J. LaFortune. 

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