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Robert Lee Brokenburr (1886-1974) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Phoebus, Elizabeth City County (now part of Hampton),
Va., November
16, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1941-44.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Died March
24, 1974 (age 87 years, 128
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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George Washington Buckner (1855-1943) —
also known as George W. Buckner —
Born in slavery
near Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., December
1, 1855.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1913-15; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1914.
African ancestry.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
17, 1943 (age 87 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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André D. Carson (b. 1974) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
16, 1974.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 2008-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2008,
2020.
Muslim.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Julia May Carson (1938-2007) —
also known as Julia Carson; Julia May
Porter —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 8,
1938.
Democrat. Staff assistant for U.S. Rep. Andrew
Jacobs, Jr., 1965-72; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1972-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1972,
1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1976-90; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1997-2007 (10th District 1997-2003,
7th District 2003-07); died in office 2007.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
15, 2007 (age 69 years, 160
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Rudolph M. Clay (1935-2013) —
also known as Rudy Clay —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Courtland, Lawrence
County, Ala., July 16,
1935.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Indiana
state senate 3rd District, 1972-76; Lake
County Recorder, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 2004,
2008;
chair
of Lake County Democratic Party, 2005-09; mayor of
Gary, Ind., 2006-11; defeated in primary, 2011.
African ancestry.
Survived an assassination
attempt in 1986.
Died in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., June 4,
2013 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Gary, Ind.
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Michael B. Coleman (b. 1954) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
18, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1998; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 2000-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 2000,
2004,
2008
(member, Rules
Committee).
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jesse L. Dickinson (b. 1906) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Lincoln
County, Okla., March
11, 1906.
Democrat. Musician; social
worker; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1943-46.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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William Treyanne Francis (1870-1929) —
also known as William T. Francis —
of Minnesota.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
26, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
worked in legal department of railroad;
member of Minnesota
Republican State Central Committee, 1914; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1927-29, died in office 1929; U.S. Consul General in
Monrovia, 1927-29, died in office 1929.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Sigma
Pi Phi; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died in Liberia,
July
15, 1929 (age 59 years, 111
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Watson Furniss (b. 1868) —
also known as Henry W. Furniss —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
14, 1868.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Bahia, 1898-1905; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1905-13.
African ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Public Health Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilbur H. Grant —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1943; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944,
1956.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Katie Hall (1938-2012) —
also known as Katie Beatrice Green —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss., April 3,
1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1974; member of Indiana
state senate, 1976; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1982-85.
Female.
African ancestry.
Died, in Methodist Hospital
(Northlake Campus), Gary, Lake
County, Ind., February
20, 2012 (age 73 years, 323
days).
Interment at Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Ill.
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Richard G. Hatcher —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Democrat. Mayor of
Gary, Ind.; elected 1967; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1968,
1972;
co-chair, Committee on Permanent Organization, co-chair, 1968;
Co-Chair, 1984;
speaker, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
25, 1834.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
First
Black member of the Indiana legislature.
Died of a heart
attack while making a speech,
in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., November
6, 1892 (age 57 years, 317
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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James S. Hunter —
of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1941.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Willett Jenkins —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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William D. McCoy (1853-1893) —
Born in 1853.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1892-93, died in office 1893.
African ancestry.
Died in Liberia,
May
15, 1893 (age about 39
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Woodrow Augustus Myers Jr. (b. 1954) —
also known as Woody Myers —
Born February
14, 1954.
Democrat. Physician;
Indiana Health Commissioner, 1985-90; New York City Health
Commissioner, 1990-91; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 2008; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 2020.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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John W. Porter (1931-2012) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
13, 1931.
School
teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1969-79; first
African-American state school superintendent; president,
Eastern Michigan University, 1979-89.
United
Church of Christ. African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; NAACP.
Died June 27,
2012 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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F. B. Ransom (b. 1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., July 13,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry J. Richardson Jr. (1902-1983) —
of Indiana.
Born June 21,
1902.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives; elected 1932.
African ancestry.
Died December
5, 1983 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Eddie Tarver —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Unicratic candidate for mayor of
Gary, Ind., 2011.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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