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Joseph Alexander (born c.1896) —
of Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, about 1896.
Democrat. Dry goods
merchant; Virgin Islands
Democratic Party chair, 1926-58; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virgin Islands, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Virgin
Islands legislature, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lorraine L. Berry (b. 1949) —
of St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, November
15, 1949.
Democrat. Member of Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Thomas-St.John, 1983-; president
of the Virgin Islands legislature, 1997-98.
Female.
Catholic. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 2003.
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Omar Brown (1909-1988) —
of St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, August 4,
1909.
Member of Virgin
Islands legislature, 1938-52.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Died April 23,
1988 (age 78 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Percy de Jongh, Jr. (b. 1957) —
also known as John de Jongh —
of St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, November
13, 1957.
Son of John P. de Jongh, Sr. and Delores (Webb) de Jongh.
County Consumer Manager for Chase Manhattan Bank;
executive assistant to Gov. Alexander
Farrelly, 1990-92; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 2007-; defeated (Independent), 2002;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin Islands, 2008
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Shawn-Michael Malone (b. 1968) —
of St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, August
29, 1968.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin
Islands, 1996,
2000,
2008;
member of Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Thomas-St.John, 2003-.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 2008.
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