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Labor Leader Politicians in Alabama

Lillian Hatcher (b. 1915) — also known as Lillian Cook — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Greenville, Butler County, Ala., May 30, 1915. Democrat. International Representative, United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1964 (alternate), 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980 (alternate); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Female. Lutheran. African ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; NAACP; Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of Robert Cook and Jimmie (McTryier) Cook; married to John Hatcher.   Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) — also known as Coleman A. Young — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., May 24, 1918. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; national representative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47; director of organization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48; executive secretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948; resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984 (speaker), 1988 (speaker), 1996; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1969-81; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1974-94; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP. Received the Spingarn Medal in 1981. Died, of emphysema, while hospitalized for heart problems, at Sinai Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 29, 1997 (age 79 years, 189 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Coleman Young and Ida (Jones) Young; father of Coleman A. Young II.   Cross-reference: Conrad L. Mallett, Jr.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Books by Coleman A. Young: Hard Stuff : The Autobiography of Coleman Young (1994)   Books about Coleman A. Young: Wilbur C. Rich, Coleman Young and Detroit Politics : From Social Activist to Power Broker

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