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Clyde S. Cahill, Jr. (1923-2004) —
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 22nd Circuit, 1975-80; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1980-92;
took senior status 1992; senior judge, 1992-2004.
African ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
18, 2004 (age 81 years, 131
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Paula J. Carter (c.1940-2001) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., about 1940.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1987-99; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000;
member of Missouri
state senate 5th District, 1999-2001; died in office 2001.
Female.
African ancestry.
Died, of cancer, in
Barnes Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
5, 2001 (age about 61
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jordan W. Chambers (1896-1962) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in 1896.
Democrat. Undertaker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1944,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1962
(age about
66 years).
Interment at St. Peters Cemetery, Normandy, Mo.
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William Lacy Clay, Sr. (b. 1931) —
also known as William L. Clay, Sr.; Bill
Clay —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 30,
1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1969-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Lacy Clay, Jr. (b. 1956) —
also known as William L. Clay, Jr. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 27,
1956.
Son of William
Lacy Clay, Sr..
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1983-91; member of Missouri
state senate, 1991-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 2001-.
Catholic.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Emanuel Cleaver II (b. 1944) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., October
26, 1944.
Democrat. Pastor; radio show
host; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1996
(speaker),
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 2004; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 2005-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Cardiss Collins (b. 1931) —
also known as Cardiss Robertson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joanne Collins —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1972
(alternate), 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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John R. A. Crossland (1864-1950) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in 1864.
Republican. Physician;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1902-03; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1916.
African ancestry.
Died, from hypostatic
pneumonia and senile
dementia, in the State Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
12, 1950 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Richard Claxton Gregory (b. 1932) —
also known as Dick Gregory —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
12, 1932.
Comedian;
civil rights activist; candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1967; Peace and Freedom candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Michael Gunning —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Clarence Harmon —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1997-.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1997.
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Raynard Jackson —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Walter Jacobs —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Leon M. Jordan (1905-1970) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 6,
1905.
Democrat. Police
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1960;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1964-70; died in office 1970.
African ancestry.
During his campaign
for re-election, was shot and
killed
while leaving the Green Duck Tavern,
which he owned and operated, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 15,
1970 (age 65 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry S. McAlpin (b. 1906) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 21,
1906.
Son of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin.
Democrat. Newspaper
correspondent; in 1944, was the first
African-American reporter to attend a White House news conference; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Congregationalist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1929
to Alice Stokes. |
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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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Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
13, 1927.
Son of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1996;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92,
7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1999-.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME;
Lions;
Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married to Loretta Blackwell. |
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James Thomas Rapier (1837-1883) —
also known as James T. Rapier —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, 1837.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1873-75; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 2nd Alabama District, 1879; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1880.
African ancestry.
Died in 1883
(age about
46 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Milton Turner (1840-1915) —
also known as J. Milton Turner —
Born in slavery
in St.
Louis, Mo., 1840.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1871-78; stabbed
in the chest by George W. Medley, in St. Louis, October 9, 1872.
African ancestry.
Died, as the result of a railroad
tank car explosion,
in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., 1915
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Father
Dickson's Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Lester Aglar Walton (1882-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 20,
1882.
Son of Benjamin A. Walton and Ollie May (Camphor) Walton.
Newspaper
writer; theater
manager; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1935-46.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
In 1913, started movement for capitalization of "N" in "Negro" in
newspapers and magazines.
Died in 1965
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maxine Waters (b. 1938) —
also known as Maxine Moore Carr —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly 48th District, 1977-90; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2008 (29th District 1991-93,
35th District 1993-2008); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Christian.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alan Dupree Wheat (b. 1951) —
also known as Alan D. Wheat —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., October
16, 1951.
Democrat. Economist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1983-95; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1994.
Church
of Christ. African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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