Samuel A. Massell Jr. was an American real estate businessman and politician who served from 1970 to 1974 as the 53rd mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
He was the first Jewish mayor in the city’s history, to date and the most recent non-black Mayor of Atlanta.
Massell Jr. was born on August 26, 1927, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S to Samuel A. Massell and Florence Rubin.
At age 16, he graduated from Druid Hills High School. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in commercial science from the University of Georgia in 1951.
For 20 years, Massell was a realtor, becoming vice president of the Allan-Grayson Realty Company.
He served twenty-two years in elected offices, first as a city councilman in the town of Mountain Park, where he owned a lakehouse.
From 1988 until 2020, he was the outgoing and affable spokesman for the business-oriented Buckhead Coalition.
Sam Massell Cause Of Death: How Did Samuel A. Massell Jr. Die?
According to the family, Massell Jr. died on March 13, 2022, at the age of 94.
However, the cause of death was not disclosed.
Meanwhile, arrangements for services are being prepared by the family and will be at the Temple at 1589 Peachtree St. at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, a family spokesman revealed.