Joseph F. Battle Jr.

Joseph F. Battle Jr. (1937 – March 9, 2001) was an American politician and judge who served as Republican mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1986 and judge on the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas from 1987 to 1999.

Joseph F. Battle Jr.
Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania
In office 1979–1986
Preceded by	John H. Nacrelli
Succeeded by	Willie Mae James Leake
Personal details
Born	1937
Died	March 9, 2001
Political party	Republican

Career

Battle graduated from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1962. He worked as chair of the Chester Housing Authority and as city solicitor for Chester.[1]

Battle was appointed interim mayor of Chester by the Chester City Council in 1979 when the previous mayor, John H. Nacrelli, resigned after being convicted of federal bribery and racketeering charges. Battle won reelection as mayor and served until 1986.[2] Battle was replaced as mayor by Willie Mae James Leake, the first female African-American mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania.[3]

Battle served as Delaware County Sheriff from 1986 to 1988.[4]

In 1987, Battle was appointed judge on the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas by Robert P. Casey and was elected to a ten-year term in 1989.[2]

Battle is interred at the Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery in Springfield, Pennsylvania.[5]

See also

• List of mayors of Chester, Pennsylvania

References

1. "July/Aug Gazette: Obituaries". www.upenn.edu. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
2. Viola, Michael (2011). Time's-a-Marchin': Life Through The Lens of a News Photographer. Philadelphia: Xlibris. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4797-5249-2. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
3. Jones, Kenneth Maurice (May 1986). "Municipal Management". Black Enterprise: 20. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
4. "Sheriff's Office". www.co.delaware.pa.us. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
5. "Joseph F. Battle". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.