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Robert Lee Brokenburr (1886-1974) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Phoebus, Elizabeth City County (now part of Hampton),
Va., November
16, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1941-44.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Died March 24,
1974 (age 87 years, 128
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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George Washington Buckner (1855-1943) —
also known as George W. Buckner —
Born in slavery
near Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., December
1, 1855.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1913-15; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1914.
African ancestry.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
17, 1943 (age 87 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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André D. Carson (b. 1974) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
16, 1974.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 2008-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2008.
Muslim.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Julia May Carson (1938-2007) —
also known as Julia Carson; Julia May
Porter —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 8,
1938.
Democrat. Staff assistant for U.S. Rep. Andrew
Jacobs, Jr., 1965-72; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1972-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1972,
1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1976-90; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1997-2007 (10th District 1997-2003,
7th District 2003-07); died in office 2007.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
15, 2007 (age 69 years, 160
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Jesse L. Dickinson (b. 1906) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Lincoln
County, Okla., March 11,
1906.
Democrat. Musician; social
worker; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1943-46.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Treyanne Francis (1870-1929) —
also known as William T. Francis —
of Minnesota.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 26,
1870.
Son of James Francis and Harriet (Taylor) Francis.
Republican. Lawyer;
worked in legal department of railroad;
member of Minnesota
Republican State Central Committee, 1914; Presidential Elector
for Minnesota, 1920;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1927-29, died in office 1929; U.S. Consul General in
Monrovia, 1927-29, died in office 1929.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Sigma Pi
Phi; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died in Liberia,
July
15, 1929 (age 59 years, 111
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Watson Furniss (b. 1868) —
also known as Henry W. Furniss —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
14, 1868.
Son of William Henry Furniss and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Furniss.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Bahia, 1898-1905; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1905-13.
African ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Public Health Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur H. Grant —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1943; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944,
1956.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Katie Beatrice Green Hall (b. 1938) —
also known as Katie Beatrice Green —
of Indiana.
Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss., April 3,
1938.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1974; member of Indiana
state senate, 1976; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1982-85.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1998.
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Richard G. Hatcher —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Democrat. Mayor of
Gary, Ind.; elected 1967; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1972;
Co-Chair, 1984;
speaker, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
25, 1834.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
First
black member of the Indiana legislature.
Died of a heart
attack while making a speech,
in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., November
6, 1892 (age 57 years, 317
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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James S. Hunter —
of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1941.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willett Jenkins —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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William D. McCoy (1853-1893) —
Born in 1853.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1892-93, died in office 1893.
African ancestry.
Died in Liberia,
May
15, 1893 (age about 39
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Porter (b. 1931) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
13, 1931.
School
teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1969-.
United
Church of Christ. African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; NAACP.
Still living as of 1977.
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F. B. Ransom (b. 1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., July 13,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry J. Richardson, Jr. (1902-1983) —
of Indiana.
Born June 21,
1902.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives; elected 1932.
African ancestry.
Died December
5, 1983 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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