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African ancestry Politicians in Iowa

Archibald Alphonso Alexander (1888-1958) — also known as Archie Alexander — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, May 14, 1888. Civil engineer; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1954-55; resigned 1955. African ancestry. Member, Kappa Alpha Psi. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 4, 1958 (age 69 years, 235 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Eugene Bailey — of Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. Republican. Packinghouse worker; composer; singer; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952. African ancestry. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Alexander Clark (1826-1891) — of Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa. Born in Washington County, Pa., February 25, 1826. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1890-91, died in office 1891. African ancestry. Died in Monrovia, Liberia, May 31, 1891 (age 65 years, 95 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles P. Howard — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932. African ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (1920-1987) — also known as Wade H. McCree, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, July 3, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned 1961; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; resigned 1977; U.S. Solicitor General, 1977-81; law professor. Unitarian. African ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from a heart attack and bone cancer in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 30, 1987 (age 67 years, 58 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Presumably named for: Wade Hampton   Relatives: Son of Wade Hampton McCree and Lulu (Harper) McCree; married, July 29, 1946, to Dores B. McCrary.   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Kevin Ross — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1988. African ancestry. Still living as of 1988.   Robert Preston Young Jr. (b. 1951) — also known as Robert P. Young, Jr. — of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, June 13, 1951. Republican. Lawyer; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1995-98; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1998-; appointed 1998; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 2011-. African ancestry. Member, Federalist Society. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Married to Linda Hotchkiss.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

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