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Henry Edward Autrey (b. 1952) —
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., 1952.
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 2002-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Benjamin F. Bowles (1869-1928) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, April 3,
1869.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lecturer;
musician;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 32nd District,
1922-23.
African ancestry.
Died September
29, 1928 (age 59 years, 179
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie R. Anderson and Caroline 'Carrie'
Johnson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1923 |
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Clyde S. Cahill Jr. (1923-2004) —
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 22nd Circuit, 1975-80; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1980-92;
took senior status 1992; senior judge, 1992-2004.
African ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
18, 2004 (age 81 years, 131
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Paula J. Carter (c.1940-2001) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., about 1940.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1987-99; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000;
member of Missouri
state senate 5th District, 1999-2001; died in office 2001.
Female.
African ancestry.
Died, of cancer,
in Barnes Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
5, 2001 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jordan W. Chambers (1896-1962) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in 1896.
Democrat. Undertaker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1944,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1962
(age about
66 years).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, Mo.
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William Lacy Clay Sr. (b. 1931) —
also known as William L. Clay, Sr.; Bill
Clay —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
30, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1969-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Lacy Clay Jr. (b. 1956) —
also known as Lacy Clay, Jr. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 27,
1956.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1983-91; member of Missouri
state senate, 1991-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 2001-.
Catholic.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Emanuel Cleaver II (b. 1944) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., October
26, 1944.
Democrat. Pastor; radio show
host; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1996
(speaker),
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 2004; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 2005-.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2017.
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Cardiss Collins (1931-2013) —
also known as Cardiss Hortense Robertson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
2, 2013 (age 81 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joanne M. Collins —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1972
(alternate), 1988;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1976.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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John R. A. Crossland (1864-1950) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in 1864.
Republican. Physician;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1902-03; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1908
(alternate), 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1932
(alternate), 1936.
African ancestry.
Died, from hypostatic
pneumonia and senile
dementia, in the State Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
12, 1950 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Babatunde Deinbo —
of Berkeley, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Nigeria.
Mayor
of Berkeley, Mo., 2000-04; defeated, 2004, 2008, 2012.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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W. M. Farmer —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1896.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Leslie L. Farr II (born c.1978) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born about 1978.
Republican. Train
conductor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 2004;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 2004, 2006 (primary);
suspended
without pay in October 2004, for making a political
statement (critical of Democratic presidential candidate John
Kerry) over the public address system of an Amtrak train; political
consultant.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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J. Monroe Gilmore Sr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1948,
1956.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Andrew Gregg (1877-1953) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Eureka, Greenwood
County, Kan., February
18, 1877.
Republican. Pastor; missionary;
president,
Edward Waters College, 1913-20; president,
Wilberforce University, 1920-24; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1940.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
17, 1953 (age 75 years, 365
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Richard Claxton Gregory (1932-2017) —
also known as Dick Gregory —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
12, 1932.
Comedian;
civil rights activist; candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1967; Peace and Freedom candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
African ancestry.
Died in 2017
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Gunning —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Clarence Harmon —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1997-2001.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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Hutchins Inge (1855-1936) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Danville,
Va., August
10, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
agent; Consul
for Liberia in St.
Louis, Mo., 1899-1903; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease, at People's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., September
1, 1936 (age 81 years, 22
days).
Interment somewhere in Danville, Va.
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Raynard Jackson —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Political
consultant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Walter Jacobs —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Sylvester James Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Sly James —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born December
9, 1951.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 2011-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Leon Jordan —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1896.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Leon M. Jordan (1905-1970) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 6,
1905.
Democrat. Police
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1960;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1965-70 (Jackson County 4th
District 1965-66, 11th District 1967-70); died in office 1970.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
During his campaign
for re-election, was shot and
killed
while leaving the Green Duck Tavern,
which he owned and operated, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 15,
1970 (age 65 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Joseph L. McLemore —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1928 (12th District), 1944
(primary, 11th District).
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore McMillian (1919-2006) —
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
28, 1919.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1978-2003; took
senior status 2003.
African ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., January
18, 2006 (age 86 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Walthall M. Moore (1881-1960) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Marion, Perry
County, Ala., May 1,
1881.
Republican. Postal
clerk; laundry
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1921-22, 1925-30 (St. Louis City
6th District 1921-22, St. Louis City 3rd District 1925-30); defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
African ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April 8,
1960 (age 78 years, 343
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, St. Louis County, Mo.
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Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) —
also known as Ray Murphy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
13, 1927.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1988
(alternate), 1996;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92,
7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1999-.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME;
Lions;
Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives: Son
of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy; married to Loretta
Blackwell. |
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James McKinley Neal (1899-1982) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., March 8,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 4th District,
1947-64.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Omega
Psi Phi; American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., November
11, 1982 (age 83 years, 248
days).
Interment at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
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Ellis Simmons Outlaw (1883-1982) —
also known as Ellis S. Outlaw —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Oktibbeha
County, Miss., November
15, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1944.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in 1982
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Washington Park Cemetery, Berkeley, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Johnson Hansford Outlaw and Jennie (Gandy) Outlaw; married to
Angelina Villasenor; married, August
3, 1932, to Hazel Selvey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Thomas Rapier (1837-1883) —
also known as James T. Rapier —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., November
13, 1837.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1873-75; U.S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for the 2nd Alabama District, 1879; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1880.
African ancestry.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., May 31,
1883 (age 45 years, 199
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Charles Alexander Shaw (b. 1944) —
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., 1944.
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1993-2009;
took senior status 2009.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Milton Turner (1840-1915) —
also known as J. Milton Turner —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in slavery
in St.
Louis, Mo., 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1871-78; stabbed
in the chest by George W. Medley, in St. Louis, October 9, 1872.
African ancestry.
First
African-American to serve as a U.S. diplomat.
Died, as the result of a railroad
tank car explosion,
in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., November
1, 1915 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Father
Dickson's Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Lester Aglar Walton (1882-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
20, 1882.
Newspaper
writer; theater
manager; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1935-46.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
In 1913, started movement for capitalization of "N" in "Negro" in
newspapers and magazines.
Died in 1965
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Maxine Waters (b. 1938) —
also known as Maxine Moore Carr —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly 48th District, 1977-90; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2019 (29th District 1991-93,
35th District 1993-2013, 43rd District 2013-19); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Christian.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Alan Dupree Wheat (b. 1951) —
also known as Alan D. Wheat —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., October
16, 1951.
Democrat. Economist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1983-95; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1994.
Church
of Christ. African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert L. Witherspoon —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1944.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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