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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter; married
1922 to
Edna Felicia Billups; married 1927 to Thelma
Charles Johnson. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin; married 1929 to Alice
Stokes. |
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