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Politician members in Missouri

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.   Relatives: Father of William Lacy Clay Jr..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   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.   Relatives: Married to George Washington Collins.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Harold Joseph Patrick Gibbons (1910-1982) — also known as Harold J. Gibbons — of Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in Archibald Patch, Lackawanna County, Pa., April 10, 1910. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952, 1956. Irish ancestry. Member, Teamsters Union; NAACP; American Civil Liberties Union. The site of the original Sportsman's Park baseball stadium in St. Louis, now a neighborhood playground, was named "Harold J. Gibbons Field" for him. Died, from complications of a ruptured aortic aneurysm, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., November, 1982 (age 72 years, 0 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of Alexander Gregg and Eliza Frances (Allen) Gregg; married, August 21, 1900, to Celia Ann Nelson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   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.   Relatives: Married, August 25, 1950, to Virgie Louise Foreman.   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.   Relatives: Son of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy; married to Loretta Blackwell.   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.   Relatives: Son of James Neal and Lizzie (Barnett) Neal; married 1924 to Georgia C. Campbell.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Alice Sachs (1905-1997) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., December 18, 1905. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1956, 1958, 1960; candidate for New York state senate 20th District, 1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964, 1980, 1984; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Female. Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; League of Women Voters; B'nai B'rith; Urban League; Phi Beta Kappa; American Civil Liberties Union; NAACP. Died at the Hallmark Nursing Centre in North Granville, Washington County, N.Y., March 29, 1997 (age 91 years, 101 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of Charles Sachs and Flora (Weil) Sachs.

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