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Alma Shealey Adams (b. 1946) —
also known as Alma Adams; Alma Shealey —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., May 27,
1946.
Democrat. Artist; college
professor; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives 58th District, 1994-2014;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 2014-.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Orison Rudolph Aggrey (1926-2016) —
also known as O. Rudolph Aggrey —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., July 24,
1926.
Newspaper
reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Lagos, 1951-53; U.S. Ambassador to Senegal, 1973-77; Gambia, 1973-77; Romania, 1977-81.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died April 6,
2016 (age 89 years, 257
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Hannah Diggs Atkins (b. 1923) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., November
2, 1923.
Reporter;
school
teacher; librarian;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1969-80; secretary
of state of Oklahoma, 1987-91.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Thackeray Diggs and Mabel Kennedy Diggs; married to
Charles N. Atkins. |
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Thurbert E. Baker (b. 1952) —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Stone Mountain, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., December
16, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000,
2004;
Georgia
state attorney general, 1997-2010; appointed 1997; candidate for
Governor
of Georgia, 2010.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Frank W. Ballance Jr. (b. 1942) —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Windsor, Bertie
County, N.C., February
15, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; librarian;
college
professor; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1982-85; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1989-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2003-04;
resigned 2004; indicted
in federal court in September 2004 on federal money
laundering charges
for diverting
state funds through a charitable foundation; pleaded
guilty to one count, sentenced
to four years in prison,
fined
$10,000, ordered to pay restitution,
and disbarred.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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James A. Beaty Jr. (b. 1949) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Whitmire, Newberry
County, S.C., June 28,
1949.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1981-94; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1994-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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William V. Bell (b. 1941) —
also known as Bill Bell —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in 1941.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 2001-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Loretta Copeland Biggs (b. 1954) —
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., 1954.
U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, 2014-.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Cary Dow Blue (1895-1969) —
also known as Cary D. Blue —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson Springs, Moore
County, N.C., May 3,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960.
African ancestry.
Died May 31,
1969 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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A. R. Bridger —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1883-84.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Willis Bunn —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1870-78.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Moses Burton (c.1829-1913) —
also known as Walter M. Burton —
of Fort
Bend County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in North Carolina, about 1829.
Fort
Bend County Sheriff, 1869-73; member of Texas
state senate, 1874-75, 1876-82.
African ancestry.
Died in 1913
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Morton
Cemetery, Richmond, Tex.
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James Peterson Butler (1843-1923) —
also known as J. P. Butler —
of Jamesville, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, May 18,
1843.
Republican. Merchant;
school
teacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1896.
African ancestry.
Died, from encephalitis,
in Jamesville, Martin
County, N.C., March
18, 1923 (age 79 years, 304
days).
Interment somewhere in Jamesville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin D. Butler and Malinda (Parker) Butler; married, September
28, 1893, to Caroline 'Lena' Nesfield. |
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George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (b. 1947) —
also known as G. K. Butterfield —
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., April
27, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1988-2001; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 2001-02; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2004-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Bill Campbell (b. 1953) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., May 25,
1953.
Democrat. Mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1996.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ralph Campbell Jr. (b. 1946) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
7, 1946.
Democrat. North
Carolina state auditor, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Omega
Psi Phi; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Henry Plummer Cheatham (1857-1935) —
also known as Henry P. Cheatham —
of North Carolina.
Born near Henderson, Granville County (now Vance
County), N.C., December
27, 1857.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1889-93;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904.
African ancestry.
Died in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., November
29, 1935 (age 77 years, 337
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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Henry C. Cherry —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1868-69.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Eva McPherson Clayton (b. 1934) —
also known as Eva M. Clayton —
of North Carolina.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., September
16, 1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1992-2003;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Presbyterian.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2014.
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Howard Clement —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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William Maurice Cowan (b. 1969) —
also known as Mo Cowan —
Born in Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C., April 4,
1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2013.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2013.
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A. A. Crawford —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1868-69.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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W. H. Crews —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1874-78, 1893-94.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James L. Curtis (1870-1917) —
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 8,
1870.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1915-17; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1916-17.
African ancestry.
Died October
24, 1917 (age 47 years, 108
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bird B. Davis (born c.1827) —
of Wharton
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in North Carolina, about 1827.
Delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles M. Diggs (1899-1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., September
13, 1899.
Democrat. Minister;
grocer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1948, 1950; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,
1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1958
(Wayne County 9th District).
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Hawkins. |
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Stewart Ellison —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1880.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Eppes —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1872-74.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Joe L. Farmer (born c.1938) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., about 1938.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 2003.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Thomas Oscar Fuller Sr. (1867-1942) —
also known as Thomas O. Fuller, Sr. —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Franklinton, Franklin
County, N.C., October
25, 1867.
Minister;
member of North
Carolina state senate; elected 1898; historian.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 21,
1942 (age 74 years, 239
days).
Interment at New
Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Harvey B. Gantt (b. 1943) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1943.
Democrat. First
Black student at Clemson University in South Carolina; graduated with
honors in 1965; architect;
mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1983-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1990, 1996; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1996.
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Woodrow Wilson Goode (b. 1938) —
also known as W. Wilson Goode —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born near Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., August
19, 1938.
Democrat. Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1984-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984
(delegation chair).
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Robert R. Gray —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1883-84.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Patterson Green (1845-1940) —
also known as John P. Green; "The Father of Labor
Day" —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., April 2,
1845.
Republican. Lawyer;
justice of the peace; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1882-84; member of Ohio
state senate, 1890-92, 1892-94; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1896.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry.
Introduced the bill that made Labor Day an Ohio state holiday; later,
the U.S. Congress made it a national holiday.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
1, 1940 (age 95 years, 152
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Rice Green and Temperance (Dirden) Green; married 1869 to Annie
Laura Walker; married 1912 to Lottie
(Mitchell) Richardson. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Public
Library |
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James H. Harris (d. 1898) —
of North Carolina.
Born in St. Mary's
County, Md.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor in 1874 for action at New Market Heights, Virginia,
September 29, 1864; delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1868,
1880,
1884,
1888.
African ancestry.
Died January
28, 1898.
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Moses Aaron Hopkins (1846-1886) —
also known as Moses A. Hopkins —
of North Carolina.
Born December
25, 1846.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1885-86, died in office 1886.
African ancestry.
Died in Liberia,
August
3, 1886 (age 39 years, 221
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hanson T. Hughes —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1872-75; member of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1876-78.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Adams Hyman (1840-1891) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., July 23,
1840.
Republican. Delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1869-75; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1875-77.
African ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
14, 1891 (age 51 years, 53
days).
Original interment at Columbian
Harmony Cemetery (which no longer exists), Washington, D.C.;
reinterment in 1959 at National
Harmony Memorial Park, Landover, Md.
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Chester Luther Jenkins (c.1938-2009) —
also known as Chester L. Jenkins —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born about 1938.
Mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1989-91.
African ancestry.
Died July 14,
2009 (age about 71
years).
Burial location unknown.
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R. M. Johnson —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1870-72.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Vernon Angus Jones (b. 1960) —
also known as Vernon Jones —
Born in Laurel Hill, Scotland
County, N.C., October
31, 1960.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1993-2000, 2017-20; DeKalb
County Executive, 2001-09; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 2008; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 2010 (Democratic primary, 4th
District), 2022 (Republican primary, 10th District); speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2022.
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Leroy B. Kellam (c.1919-1995) —
of New York.
Born in Pinnacle, Stokes
County, N.C., about 1919.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1982-88.
African ancestry.
Died, of complications of leukemia,
in North Carolina Baptist Hospital,
Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., March 7,
1995 (age about 76
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald A. Lamb (b. 1924) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., August
25, 1924.
Democrat. Connecticut
state treasurer, 1963-70; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1968.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; NAACP.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Everett Lightner (1921-2002) —
also known as Clarence E. Lightner —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., August
15, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; mayor
of Raleigh, N.C., 1973-75; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1977-78; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Presbyterian.
African ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 8,
2002 (age 80 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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W. P. Mabson —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1874-78.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Algenon L. Marbley (b. 1954) —
Born in Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C., 1954.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1997-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Cuffie Mayo —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1868-69.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry M. Michaux Jr. (b. 1930) —
of Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., September
4, 1930.
Lawyer;
insurance
and real
estate business; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1973-77, 1985-; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1977-81.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2005.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry McKinley Michaux, Sr. and Isadore (Coates)
Michaux. |
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John Howard Morrow (1910-2000) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.; New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., 1910.
U.S. Ambassador to Guinea, 1959-61.
African ancestry.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, in Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif., January
11, 2000 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
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James Edward O'Hara (1844-1905) —
of North Carolina.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1844.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1868-69; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1883-87;
defeated, 1886; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1884.
African ancestry.
Died of a stroke,
September
15, 1905 (age 61 years, 201
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Chandler Owen (1889-1967) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., April 5,
1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Socialist candidate for
New
York state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1920; newspaper
managing editor; public
relations business; speechwriter;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1934.
African ancestry.
Died, from kidney
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
2, 1967 (age 78 years, 211
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
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George W. Price Jr. —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1880.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Rawles —
also known as Ned Rawles —
of North Carolina.
Born in Garysburg, Northampton
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1884, 1897.
African ancestry.
One of the first
Black members of the North Carolina legislature.
Burial location unknown.
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W. H. Reavis —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1870-72.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., September
27, 1827.
Republican. Minister;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1870; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71; secretary
of state of Mississippi, 1873.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African and Lumbee
Indian ancestry.
First
Black member of the U.S. Senate.
Died, from a stroke,
while attending a church conference,
in Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., January
16, 1901 (age 73 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Edward James Sawyer (1854-1929) —
also known as E. J. Sawyer —
of Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in North Carolina, October, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; grocer;
postmaster at Bennettsville,
S.C., 1883-85, 1892-93; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1896,
1912,
1920,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1896.
African ancestry.
Died in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., 1929
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Ideal Cemetery, Marlboro County, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward James Sawyer, Sr. and Charlotte (Hall) Sawyer; married to
Ella Georgiana David. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Josiah Thomas Settle (1850-1915) —
also known as Josiah T. Settle; Joe Settle —
of Panola
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., September
30, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1876;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1896,
1900,
1912.
African ancestry.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
16, 1915 (age 64 years, 320
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah Thomas Settle (1799-1869) and Nancy Ann (Graves) Settle;
married to Theresa T. Vogelsang; married 1890 to
Frances McCullough. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ezekiel Ezra Smith (1852-1933) —
Born in Faison, Duplin
County, N.C., May 23,
1852.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1888-90.
African ancestry.
Died December
6, 1933 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Fayetteville, N.C.
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Owen Lun West Smith (1851-1926) —
also known as Owen L. W. Smith —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in slavery
at Giddinsville, Sampson
County, N.C., 1851.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1898-1902.
African ancestry.
Died January
5, 1926 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Wilson, N.C.
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John Henry Smyth (1844-1908) —
also known as John H. Smyth —
Born in 1844.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1878-81, 1882-85.
African ancestry.
Died in 1908
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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R. S. Taylor —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1885-88.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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B. W. Thorpe —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1885-86.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2014.
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Benjamin Sterling Turner (1825-1894) —
also known as Ben Turner —
of Alabama.
Born in slavery
near Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C., March
17, 1825.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1871-73; defeated,
1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1880.
African ancestry.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., March
21, 1894 (age 69 years, 4
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Robert Lee Vann (1879-1940) —
also known as Robert L. Vann —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Ahoskie, Hertford
County, N.C., August
27, 1879.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
African ancestry.
Died, at Shadyside Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
24, 1940 (age 61 years, 58
days).
Entombed at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucy Peoples; married 1910 to Jessie
Matthews. |
| | | The Robert L. Vann Elementary School
(built 1914 as Watt School; name changed to Vann 1941; closed and
sold 2011; now St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School), in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, was named for
him. |
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Melvin L. Watt (b. 1945) —
also known as Mel Watt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
26, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1985-87; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1993-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Henry White (1852-1918) —
also known as George H. White —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Rosindale, Bladen
County, N.C., December
18, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1881; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1885; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1897-1901;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916.
African ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
28, 1918 (age 66 years, 10
days).
Interment at Eden
Cemetery, Collingdale, Pa.
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John T. Williams —
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Sierra Leone, 1898-1906.
African ancestry.
Interment at Pinewood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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J. B. Williamson —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1888.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Williamson —
of Franklin
County, N.C.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Franklin County,
1868-73, 1876-78, 1887-88; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1884.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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