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African ancestry Politicians in Kentucky

Allen Allensworth (d. 1914) — of Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1884. African ancestry. Died in 1914. Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.   Charles W. Anderson Jr. (1907-1960) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 26, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 58th District, 1936-46; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1940. Methodist. African ancestry. First African-American to be elected to a Southern state legislature in the 20th century. Killed in a car-train accident, in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky., June 14, 1960 (age 53 years, 19 days). Interment at Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Dr. Charles W. Anderson and Tabetha Anderson; married, November 25, 1948, to Victoria McCall.   Epitaph: "Champion of Rights and Justice. Lawyer and Civic Leader."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Venoid Banks (1903-1985) — also known as William V. Banks — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Geneva, Henderson County, Ky., May 6, 1903. Lawyer; ordained minister; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941; candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1942; founder and president of WGPR-FM radio and WGPR-TV television station (in 1975, the first Black-owned and operated television station in the U.S.); candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan state house of representatives 10th District, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976. Baptist. African ancestry. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 24, 1985 (age 82 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Ivy Banks.   See also Wikipedia article   Thomas Beck (born c.1819) — of Navasota, Grimes County, Tex. Born in Kentucky, about 1819. Farmer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1875, 1879-81. African ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) — also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., November 5, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; associate general counsel, Dunbar Life Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP; Urban League; Alpha Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi Phi. First Black mayor of Cincinnati. Died October 15, 2000 (age 94 years, 345 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Berry and Cora (Parks) Berry; married 1938 to Johnnie Mae Newton.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Al Brown — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1988. African ancestry. Still living as of 1988.   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.   Presumably named for: George Washington   The Buckner Towers public housing development, in Evansville, Indiana, is named for him.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   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.   Relatives: Grandmother of André D. Carson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Elmer Anderson Carter (1890-1973) — also known as Elmer A. Carter — of Prairie View, Waller County, Tex.; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., July 19, 1890. College teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary for the Urban League in various cities, 1920-28; editor of Opportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, 1928-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1950; Republican candidate for borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1953. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP; American Legion; Alpha Phi Alpha. Died January 16, 1973 (age 82 years, 181 days). Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter; married 1922 to Edna Felicia Billups; married 1927 to Thelma Charles Johnson.   S. H. George — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1920, 1928. African ancestry. Burial location unknown.   David Sanford Holmes Jr. (1914-1994) — also known as David S. Holmes, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., August 11, 1914. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1959-74 (Wayne County 11th District 1959-64, 10th District 1965-72, 21st District 1973-74); defeated in primary, 1954, 1958; resigned 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968, 1976 (alternate), 1988; member of Michigan state senate 4th District, 1974-94; died in office 1994; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Phi Alpha; NAACP. Died May 21, 1994 (age 79 years, 283 days). Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Father of Patricia Holmes.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Wesley Jones (1904-c.1957) — also known as Charles W. Jones — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., February 14, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1932; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1952. Methodist. African ancestry. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., about 1957 (age about 53 years). Burial location unknown.   Harry S. McAlpin (b. 1906) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 21, 1906. Democrat. Newspaper correspondent; in 1944, was the first African-American reporter to attend a White House news conference; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956. Congregationalist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha Phi Alpha; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin; married 1929 to Alice Stokes.   Gerald A. Neal (b. 1945) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born September 22, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate 33rd District, 1989-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2004, 2008. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, National Bar Association; Urban League. Still living as of 2008.   John P. Smith — of Kentucky. Republican. Speaker, Republican National Convention, 1896. African ancestry. Burial location unknown.   David W. Tandy — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2000, 2004, 2008; candidate for mayor of Louisville, Ky., 2010. African ancestry. Still living as of 2010.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail   William J. Weston — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Republican. Physician; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. African ancestry. Burial location unknown.

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