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James Bradley (1914-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., January
9, 1914.
Son of Samuel Bradley and Bessie Bradley.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-73 (Wayne County 5th
District 1955-64, 8th District 1965-72, 15th District 1973); resigned
1973.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in 1997
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1935
to Ethel Mallory. |
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Franklin D. Burgess (b. 1935) —
Born in Eudora, Chicot
County, Ark., 1935.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1994-2005;
took senior status 2005.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Charles Bussey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1981-82.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1982.
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Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998) —
Born in Wabbaseka, Jefferson
County, Ark., August
31, 1935.
Peace and Freedom candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
African ancestry.
Died in Pomona, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 1,
1998 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Edgar C. Currie (1893-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newport, Jackson
County, Ark., September
1, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1964 (14th District);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952.
Brethren.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died June 18,
1965 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Danny K. Davis (b. 1941) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Parkdale, Ashley
County, Ark., September
6, 1941.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1991; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1997-.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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M. W. Gibbs —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1880,
1884,
1896
(Convention
Vice-President).
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferdinand Havis (b. 1846) —
also known as Ferd Havis —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Born in Desha
County, Ark., November
15, 1846.
Republican. Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1873; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1880,
1884,
1888,
1896,
1900,
1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lillian Hodges —
of West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Clarence Hunter (1926-2004) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Scott, Pulaski
County, Ark., 1926.
Police
officer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1985-86.
African ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., February
23, 2004 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Arkansas
Veterans Cemetery, North Little Rock, Ark.
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Scipio Africanus Jones (c.1867-1943) —
also known as S. A. Jones —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tulip, Dallas
County, Ark., about 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1912,
1928,
1936,
1940;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., March 2,
1943 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Haven
of Rest Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Eric Kirkwood —
of Nashville, Howard
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Theodore D. McNeal (b. 1905) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. International
vice-president, Union of Sleeping Car Porters, 1950-; member of
Missouri
state senate, 1961-65 (7th District 1961-62, 4th District
1963-65).
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shack Roberts (born c.1821) —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in Arkansas, about 1821.
One of the founders,
in 1873, of Wiley College, Marshall, Tex.; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1872.
Methodist.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lottie H. Shackelford —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Democrat. Mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1987-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1988
(Co-Chair;
speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1989, 2008; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 2004-08.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Charles M. Skyles (b. 1905) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., 1905.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956,
1960.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland
County, Ark., March 29,
1912.
Democrat. Bridge crane operator for Buick Motor Car
Company; recording
secretary of United Auto Workers Local 599; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80th
District), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80th
District).
African ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Urban
League; NAACP; Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas G. Weaver —
of New York.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Still living as of 1957.
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Arnell Willis —
of West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Frederick Yates (1914-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
3, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (15th District), 1964 (1st
District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Michigan, October
9, 1971 (age 57 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943
to Thelma Randall. |
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William James Yerby (1867-1950) —
also known as William J. Yerby —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Oldtown, Phillips
County, Ark., September
22, 1867.
Son of Robert Milton Yerby and Clementine Yerby.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Sierra Leone, 1906-15; Dakar, 1915-25; La Rochelle, 1925-26; Oporto, 1926-30; Nantes, 1930-32.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1950
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Cecilia Carolyn Kennedy (1880-1953). |
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