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J. H. Blount —
of Forrest City, St.
Francis County, Ark.; Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1900;
Negro Independent candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1920.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James Bradley (1914-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., January
9, 1914.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-73 (Wayne County 5th
District 1955-64, 8th District 1965-72, 15th District 1973); resigned
1973.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in October, 1997
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Bradley and Bessie Bradley; married 1935 to Ethel
Mallory. |
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1957-58 |
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Franklin D. Burgess (b. 1935) —
Born in Eudora, Chicot
County, Ark., 1935.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1994-2005;
took senior status 2005.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Charles Bussey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1981-82.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1982.
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John Henry Clayborn (1882-1954) —
also known as J. H. Clayborn —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Arkadelphia, Clark
County, Ark., December
2, 1882.
Republican. Pastor; bishop; president,
Sharter College, Little Rock, Ark.; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1952.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., June 17,
1954 (age 71 years, 197
days).
Interment at Haven
of Rest Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998) —
also known as Leroy Cleaver —
Born in Wabbaseka, Jefferson
County, Ark., August
31, 1935.
Peace and Freedom candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Atheist;
later Mormon.
African ancestry.
Died in Pomona, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 1,
1998 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Edgar C. Currie (1893-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newport, Jackson
County, Ark., September
1, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1964 (14th District);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Brethren.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died June 18,
1965 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Danny K. Davis (b. 1941) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Parkdale, Ashley
County, Ark., September
6, 1941.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1991; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1997-.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (1823-1915) —
also known as Mifflin W. Gibbs —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
17, 1823.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1876,
1880,
1884,
1892,
1896
(Convention
Vice-President); U.S. Consul in Tamatave, 1897-98.
African ancestry.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., July 11,
1915 (age 92 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Ferdinand Havis (b. 1846) —
also known as Ferd Havis —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Born in Desha
County, Ark., November
15, 1846.
Republican. Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1873; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1900,
1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Lillian Hodges —
of West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Clarence Hunter (1926-2004) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Scott, Pulaski
County, Ark., 1926.
Police
officer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1985-86.
African ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., February
23, 2004 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Arkansas
Veterans Cemetery, North Little Rock, Ark.
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Scipio Africanus Jones (c.1867-1943) —
also known as S. A. Jones —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tulip, Dallas
County, Ark., about 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1912,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1920.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., March 2,
1943 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Haven
of Rest Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Eric Kirkwood —
of Nashville, Howard
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Theodore David McNeal (b. 1905) —
also known as Theodore D. McNeal —
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; chairman,
St. Louis Division, American Negro Labor Council, 1959; member of Missouri
state senate, 1961-65 (7th District 1961-62, 4th District
1963-65).
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Brian Stacy Miller (b. 1967) —
Born in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., 1967.
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2008-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Elias Camp Morris (1855-1922) —
also known as Elias C. Morris —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Born in Spring Place, Murray
County, Ga., May 7,
1855.
Republican. Preacher;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1900,
1908
(alternate), 1912
(alternate).
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
5, 1922 (age 67 years, 121
days).
Interment at Dixon Cemetery, Helena-West Helena, Ark.
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H. A. Powell —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Republican. Physician;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1952,
1956,
1960.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Elias Rector (1853-1927) —
also known as J. Elias Rector —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Arkansas, September
20, 1853.
Republican. Railway
mail
clerk; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1888,
1924
(alternate).
African ancestry.
Nominated to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1872 (one of
the first five African-Americans to be nominated, and one of only 27
who were nominated during that century), but did not enter the
Academy.
Died October
4, 1927 (age 74 years, 14
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Shack Roberts (born c.1821) —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in Arkansas, about 1821.
One of the founders,
in 1873, of Wiley College, Marshall, Tex.; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1872.
Methodist.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lottie H. Shackelford —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Democrat. Mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1987-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1988
(Co-Chair;
co-chair, Rules
Committee; speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1989, 2008; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 2004-08.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Charles M. Skyles (b. 1905) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., 1905.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956,
1960.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lavenski R. Smith (b. 1958) —
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., 1958.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 2002-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland
County, Ark., March
29, 1912.
Democrat. Bridge crane operator for Buick Motor Car
Company; recording
secretary of United Auto Workers Local 599; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80th
District), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80th
District).
African ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Urban
League; NAACP; Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Caesar Warfield (1920-2002) —
also known as William Warfield —
Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark., January
22, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional
singer; actor;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
university
professor.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Broke his neck in an accidental fall, and
died a few weeks later, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 2002 (age 82 years, 215
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Thomas G. Weaver —
of New York.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957, 1966.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Arnell Willis —
of West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Frederick Yates (1914-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
3, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (15th District), 1964 (1st
District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Michigan, October
9, 1971 (age 57 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943 to Thelma
Randall. |
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William James Yerby (1867-1950) —
also known as William J. Yerby —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Oldtown, Phillips
County, Ark., September
22, 1867.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Sierra Leone, 1906-15; Dakar, 1915-25; La Rochelle, 1925-26; Oporto, 1926-30; Nantes, 1930-32.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1950
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Milton Yerby and Clementine Yerby; married to Cecilia
Carolyn Kennedy. |
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