James L. Gordon

James Leonard Tagle Gordon Sr. (January 17, 1917 – February 20, 1967) was the first mayor who transitioned from a mayor of Olongapo municipality to a mayor of Olongapo City, Philippines from December 30, 1963, to February 20, 1967. He was born on January 17, 1917, of an American Marine father, John Jacob Gordon, and a Filipina mother, Veronica Tagle y Bella.

Unlike his four brothers who took American citizenship and lived in the United States, he chose to stay in the Philippines as a Filipino citizen and raised his children as Filipino citizens. Gordon is the father of former Olongapo Mayor Richard Gordon. Provided by Wikipedia