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Henry Lee Adams, Jr. (b. 1945) —
of Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., April 8,
1945.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1979-93; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 1993-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Wilhelmina F. Adams (1901-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., January
31, 1901.
Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1964;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945-51.
Female.
Protestant.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Tammany
Hall; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in May, 1987
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rudolph Bradley (b. 1946) —
also known as Rudy Bradley —
of Florida.
Born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., May 16,
1946.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 55th District, 1995-.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Corrine Brown (b. 1946) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., November
11, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1983-93; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel S. Brown (1922-2010) —
of Lauderdale Lakes, Broward
County, Fla.
Born June 22,
1922.
Mayor
of Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., 1998-2000.
African ancestry.
Died February
13, 2010 (age 87 years, 236
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Larcenia J. Bullard (b. 1947) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Allendale, Allendale
County, S.C., July 21,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 118th District, 1993-.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 1999.
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James Bush III (b. 1955) —
of Florida.
Born in Panama City, Bay
County, Fla., February
13, 1955.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 109th District, 1993-.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Henry W. Chandler —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1904,
1908.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry (1923-1979) —
also known as Gwen Cherry —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., 1923.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1971-79.
Female.
African ancestry.
first
black woman elected to the Florida legislature; inducted 1986 into
the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
Died, in an automobile
accident, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1979
(age about
56 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cynthia Moore Chestnut (b. 1949) —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 25,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2008.
Female.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Junior
League; Alpha
Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Altrusa;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) —
also known as Shirley Chisholm; Shirley Anita St.
Hill —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
30, 1924.
Daughter of Charles Christopher St. Hill and Ruby (Seale) St. Hill.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45th
District 1966, 55th District 1967-68); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1969-83; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980;
Honorary Co-Chair, 1984;
speaker, 1988.
Female.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; National
Organization for Women; Urban
League; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Died in Ormond Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., January
1, 2005 (age 80 years, 32
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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George William Crockett, Jr. (1909-1997) —
also known as George W. Crockett, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
10, 1909.
Democrat. Recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1966-78; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980-91; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; National
Lawyers Guild.
Served four months in federal prison
for contempt
of court in 1950, following his defense of a Communist leader on
trial in New York for advocating the overthrow of the government.
Among the founders of the nation's first
interracial law firm.
Ill with bone
cancer in 1997, he suffered a stroke and
died five days later, in Washington Home and Hospice,
Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1997 (age 88 years, 28
days).
Cremated.
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Willye F. Clayton Dennis (b. 1926) —
also known as Willye Dennis —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 14,
1926.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 15th District, 1993-99; resigned
1999; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 1999.
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Josephus Eggelletion, Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Lauderdale Lakes, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., April 23,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 94th District, 1993-.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Karl N. Flagg —
of Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla.
Born in Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla.
Son of John Henry Flagg, Sr. and Effie Lee Flagg.
Ordained
minister; funeral
director; mayor of
Palatka, Fla., 2000-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jonathan C. Gibbs —
of Florida.
Secretary
of state of Florida, 1868-73.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathaniel Glover, Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Nat Glover —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born March 29,
1943.
Democrat. Police
officer; Sheriff of Jacksonville, Fla., 1995-2003; candidate for
mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 2003.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Addie L. Greene (b. 1943) —
of Mangonia Park, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Black Creek, Choctaw
County, Ala., January
21, 1943.
Democrat. Mayor of Magnolia Park, Fla., 1991-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives 84th District, 1993-.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Alcee Lamar Hastings (b. 1936) —
also known as Alcee L. Hastings —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla., September
5, 1936.
Democrat. U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1979-89;
candidate for secretary of
state of Florida, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Florida 23rd District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Impeached
and removed from
office as federal judge in 1989 over bribery
charges.
Still living as of 2009.
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Anthony C. Hill, Sr. (b. 1957) —
also known as Tony Hill —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
9, 1957.
Democrat. Longshoreman;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 14th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Arthur Hill —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1936.
Son of Morris
W. Hood, Sr..
Democrat. Assembler, Ford Motor
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-82 (14th District 1965-72,
7th District 1973-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1976,
1980;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1982.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died in Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla., March 29,
2002 (age 66 years, 87
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Sharpe James (b. 1936) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
20, 1936.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1986-2006; Presidential Elector for New Jersey,
1992;
member of New Jersey
state senate 29th District, 1999-2008; indicted
in July 2007 on federal charges
of using city credit cards for personal
expenses, and letting a girlfriend buy nine parcels of city-owned
land for a small fraction of their value, without disclosing
their relationship; convicted
in April 2008; sentenced
to 27 months in prison,
and fined
$100,000.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) —
also known as James W. Johnson; James William
Johnson —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 17,
1871.
Son of James Johnson and Helen Louise (Dillet) Johnson.
School
principal; author; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Sigma Pi
Phi; Phi
Beta Sigma; Freemasons.
Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which
became known as the "Negro National Anthem".
Killed in a car-train
collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 26,
1938 (age 67 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Clennon Washington King, Jr. (c.1921-2000) —
also known as Clennon King; "The Black Don
Quixote" —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born about 1921.
Minister;
Independent Afro-American candidate for President
of the United States, 1960; candidate for mayor of
Miami, Fla., 1996.
African ancestry.
Attempted
to enroll in the then-all-white University of Mississippi in
1958, and was sent to the state's insane
asylum; attempted to join and integrate Jimmy
Carter's all-white Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., on the eve of
the 1976 presidential election. Jailed on
numerous occasions for his flamboyant tactics.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., February
12, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albany, Ga.
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Elijah Pat Larkins (1942-2009) —
also known as E. Pat Larkins —
of Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born April 29,
1942.
Mayor
of Pompano Beach, Fla., 1985.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Kiwanis.
Died, from brain
cancer, in Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., February
14, 2009 (age 66 years, 291
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery North, Pompano Beach, Fla.
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Relatives:
Married 1962
to Bettye Lamar. |
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Alfred J. Lawson, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Al Lawson —
of Florida.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., September
21, 1948.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 8th District, 1983-.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Joseph E. Lee —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1880,
1884.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Lee —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1896,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Florida, 1909.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion Serious Lewis —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Police
officer; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2007.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Stella Lewis —
of Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Lemuel W. Livingston (b. 1861) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla., 1861.
Republican. School
principal; physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1896;
U.S. Consul in Cape Hatien, 1898-1919.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willie F. Logan (b. 1957) —
of Opa-Locka, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Opa-Locka, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., February
16, 1957.
Member of Florida
state house of representatives 103rd District, 1983-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2000.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Sigma; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Alpha
Phi Omega; Urban
League; NAACP.
Still living as of 2000.
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William H. Lucas —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1904
(alternate), 1908
(alternate), 1912;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1909.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sadye Gibbs Martin (d. 1999) —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
School
teacher and principal; mayor
of Plant City, Fla., 1985-89, 1991-92.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died December
6, 1999.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carrie P. Meek (b. 1926) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., April 29,
1926.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-83; member of Florida
state senate, 1983-92; U.S.
Representative from Florida 17th District, 1993-2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
First
black women elected to Congress from Florida; inducted 1992 into the
Florida Women's Hall of
Fame.
Still living as of 2009.
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Kendrick B. Meek (b. 1966) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., September
6, 1966.
Son of Carrie
P. Meek.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1994-98; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Florida
state senate, 1998-2002; U.S.
Representative from Florida 17th District, 2003-.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Willis Menard (1838-1893) —
of Florida.
Born in 1838.
Member of Florida state legislature, 1873.
African ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., 1893
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dorsey C. Miller (born c.1943) —
of Lauderhill, Broward
County, Fla.; Parkland, Broward
County, Fla.
Born about 1943.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1988
(alternate), 2004;
Presidential Elector for Florida, 2000.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Lesley Miller, Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Les Miller —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., April 21,
1951.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 59th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Urban
League; Freemasons;
NAACP.
Still living as of 2004.
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Susie Monroe (b. 1898) —
also known as Susie Wallace —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 4,
1898.
Daughter of Sandy Wallace and Susan Wallace.
Democrat. Dressmaker;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County 23rd
District, 1949-54; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952.
Female.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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M. M. Moore —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1888,
1896.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Page —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Orlando City Commissioner, 1980-83, 1996-2005; in 1983, he was indicted
and convicted
of grand
theft involving stolen equipment, and served eight months in jail; mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 2005.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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M. Paige —
of Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1912.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Petty —
of Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1908-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
29, 1908.
Son of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1945-71 (22nd District 1945-53,
16th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1952,
1960,
1964.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Cited
for contempt
of court in 1966 for refusing to pay damages in a lawsuit against
him; on February 28, 1967, he was expelled
from the House of Representatives on charges
of unbecoming
conduct and misusing
public funds; the Supreme Court overturned the expulsion in 1969.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April 4,
1972 (age 63 years, 127
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Bahamas.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell; married, March 8,
1933, to Isabel Washington (divorced 1945); married, August 1,
1945, to Hazel Scott (divorced 1960); married, December
15, 1960, to Yvette Marjorie Diago (Flores) Powell; father of Adam
Clayton Powell IV. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books by Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.: Adam
by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
| | | Books about Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.:
Tisha Hamilton, Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American
Dilemma — Wil Haygood, King
of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
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Isaac L. Purcell —
of Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1896.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) —
also known as A. Philip Randolph —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., April 15,
1889.
Son of James William Randolph and Elizabeth (Robinson) Randolph.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1919;
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1924; organizer,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; vice-president,
AFL-CIO, 1957; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American Civil
Liberties Union; United
World Federalists.
Recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964.
Died May 16,
1979 (age 90 years, 31
days).
Cremated.
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Alzo J. Reddick (b. 1937) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Alturas, Polk
County, Fla., November
15, 1937.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 39th District, 1983-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Beryl D. Roberts (b. 1958) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
26, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1988;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 108th District, 1993-.
Female.
Christian.
African ancestry. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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Nelis J. Saunders (b. 1923) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., September
3, 1923.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1969-72; defeated
in primary, 1960 (Wayne County 11th District), 1962 (Wayne County
11th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (11th District), 1972
(20th District), 1974 (21st District).
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1974.
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John R. Scott —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Republican. Clergyman;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1896
(speaker),
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Scott (born c.1954) —
also known as Tom Scott —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., about 1954.
Minister;
Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1996-2004; member, Tampa City Council,
2007-11; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2011.
Church
of God. African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Perkins T. Shelton (1911-2003) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born December
19, 1911.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1984,
1996.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died, in Bayfront Medical
Center, St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
20, 2003 (age 91 years, 305
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christopher Smith —
also known as Chris Smith —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 93rd District, 1999; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2004.
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William G. Stewart —
of Florida.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1884.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur E. Teele (1946-2005) —
also known as Art Teele —
of Florida.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., May 14,
1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
director, U.S. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1981-83;
Presidential Elector for Florida, 1992;
as Miami city commissioner in 1997-2004, he chaired the Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA); an investigation
of corruption in the agency, started in 2003, led to charges
that he had accepted $135,000 in kickbacks
from two construction companies; as a result, he was removed from
office in 2004 by Gov. Jeb
Bush; in August, 2004, when he and his wife were under
surveillance, he drove his
car at a police detective in an attempt to run him
over, and also threatened
to kill police officers who had been following his wife during
the investigation; convicted
in March 2005 on charges
related to this incident; indicted
on July 14, 2005, on federal conspiracy and money
laundering charges, over a scheme to fraudulently obtain
contracts for electrical work at the Miami International Airport
through a "minority-owned" shell company; published police reports
revealed that he had put his mistress
on the CRA payroll, that he regularly bought and used cocaine,
and that he frequently made use of a male prostitute.
Church
of God in Christ. African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; NAACP; Freemasons.
Came to the offices
of the Miami Herald newspaper, and shot himself
in the head with a semiautomatic pistol; he died two hours later in
the trauma unit of Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 27,
2005 (age 59 years, 74
days).
Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Alton Ronald Waldon, Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Alton R. Waldon, Jr. —
of Cambria Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., December
21, 1936.
Son of Alton R. Waldon, Sr. and Juanita (Wallace) Waldon.
Democrat. Professional
singer; police
officer; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 33rd District, 1983-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1996
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1986-87; member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1991-2000; Judge of New York Court of
Claims, 2000.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Josiah Thomas Walls (1842-1905) —
of Florida.
Born in Virginia, 1842.
Republican. Member of Florida state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1871-73, 1873-76 (at-large 1871-73,
1873-75, 2nd District 1875-76).
African ancestry.
Died in 1905
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Negro
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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W. A. Watts —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1912.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward A. Welters (b. 1892) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., October
18, 1892.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. A. Wilkinson —
of Flemington, Marion
County, Fla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1896.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederica S. Wilson (b. 1942) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., November
5, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 104th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2008.
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