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Walter Gilbert Alexander (b. 1880) —
also known as Walter G. Alexander —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., December
30, 1880.
Physician;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1921-22;
defeated (Progressive), 1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924
(alternate), 1928
(Convention
Vice-President).
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Royal Alexander and Amalia Henrica (Terry)
Alexander. |
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Derek Armstead (born c.1961) —
of Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1961.
Democrat. Mayor of
Linden, N.J., 2015-; defeated, 2010.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Martin G. Barnes (born c.1949) —
also known as Marty Barnes —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1997-2002; defeated, 2002.
African ancestry.
Indicted
in federal court in 2002 on 40 counts of bribery
and other offenses, over his solicitation and acceptance of more than
$200,000 in gratuities
from city contractors, including home improvements, designer
suits, and paid
female companions; pleaded
guilty to two counts, including tax
evasion, and sentenced
in 2003 to 37 months in prison.
Still living as of 2003.
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Andre Birotte Jr. (b. 1966) —
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., 1966.
U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 2014-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Cory Anthony Booker (b. 1969) —
also known as Cory A. Booker —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April
27, 1969.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 2006-13; defeated, 2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 2008;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2013-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Sara B. Bost (born c.1948) —
of Irvington, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1948.
Mayor
of Irvington, N.J., 1994-2002.
Female.
African ancestry.
Indicted
in April 2002 on federal bribery
and witness
tampering charges;
pleaded
guilty in April 2003 to one count of witness
tampering; sentenced
to one year in prison.
Still living as of 2004.
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Paul B. Boutelle (b. 1934) —
also known as Paul Boutelle; Kwame Montsho Ajamu
Somburu —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
13, 1934.
Freedom Now candidate for New York
state senate, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1965; Socialist Workers
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1966; Socialist Workers candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968; Socialist Workers candidate
for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1970.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert L. Bowser (born c.1936) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1936.
Democrat. City
planner; surveyor;
engineer;
mayor
of East Orange, N.J., 1998-2013; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 2000.
African ancestry. Member, Lions; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2014.
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Tunis George Campbell (1812-1891) —
also known as Tunis G. Campbell —
of McIntosh
County, Ga.
Born in Middlebrook (unknown
county), N.J., April 1,
1812.
Minister;
abolitionist; delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Georgia
state senate, 1868, 1869-72; expelled 1868; defeated, 1872; expelled
from the Georgia State Senate in 1868 based on the claim that only
whites could serve; charged
with falsely
imprisoning white men as Justice of of the Peace, and served a
year of hard
labor in Georgia's brutal leased labor system.
Methodist.
African ancestry.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
4, 1891 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donna Marie Christian-Christensen (b. 1945) —
also known as Donna M. Christian-Christensen; Donna
Christian; Donna Christian-Green —
of St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J., September
19, 1945.
Democrat. Physician;
television
journalist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virgin Islands, 1984,
1988,
1992,
2000,
2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee); Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1997-2003.
Female.
African ancestry.
First
female physician in the U.S. Congress.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jerry L. Coleman —
of Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Green. Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 2000; candidate for
Governor
of New Jersey, 2001.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Leonard Coleman (born c.1949) —
of Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J.; Middletown, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1988,
2004.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Thomas Cooke —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Mayor
of East Orange, N.J., 1978-85.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1985.
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Aldrage B. Cooper Jr. (1937-2016) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1937.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1968;
mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1974-75; appointed 1974.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Freemasons.
Died September
21, 2016 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ruth G. Cooper and Aldrage B. Cooper. |
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Cardell Cooper —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of East Orange, N.J., 1990-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1996;
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1997.
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Major B. Coxson (c.1929-1973) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born about 1929.
Convicted
10 times on fraud
and larceny
charges,
most related to automobile
theft; served 22 months in federal prison;
candidate for mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1973.
African ancestry.
Admitted four men to his house, who bound and gagged him and his
family, and shot
each one, killing
him and wounding the others, in Cherry Hill, Camden
County, N.J., June 9,
1973 (age about 44
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Glenn D. Cunningham (1943-2004) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born, in Margaret Hague Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
16, 1943.
Democrat. Hudson
County Freeholder, 1975-78; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 2001-04; defeated, 1989; died in office
2004; member of New
Jersey state senate 31st District, 2004; died in office 2004.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Greenville Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 25,
2004 (age 60 years, 252
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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David Norman Dinkins (1927-2020) —
also known as David N. Dinkins —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 10,
1927.
Democrat. Served in U.S. Marines, 1945-46; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 78th District, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1986-89; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1990-93; defeated, 1993; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
First
Black mayor of New York City.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 2020 (age 93 years, 136
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Edward Forchion —
also known as Rob Forchion; "N.J.
Weedman" —
of Browns Mills, Burlington
County, N.J.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1998 (1st District), 2000 (1st
District), 2004 (3rd District); Legalize Marijuana candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 2005; Legalize Marijuana candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2006.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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John Garrett —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Kenneth Allen Gibson (b. 1932) —
also known as Kenneth A. Gibson —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Enterprise, Coffee
County, Ala., May 15,
1932.
Democrat. Engineer;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1970-86; defeated, 1966; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1981, 1985.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Nia H. Gill (b. 1948) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born March
15, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 27th District, 1994-2001; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of New
Jersey state senate 34th District, 2002-09.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Raymond Hargrove Sr. (1923-1997) —
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
25, 1923.
U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1984-94; took senior status 1994.
African ancestry.
Died in Ashburton, Baltimore,
Md., April 1,
1997 (age 73 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William S. Hart —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of East Orange, N.J., 1970-77; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New Jersey.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1977.
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John C. Hatcher Jr. —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Mayor
of East Orange, N.J., 1986-89.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1989.
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Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr. (1928-1998) —
also known as A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
25, 1928.
Member, Federal Trade Commission, 1962-64; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1964-77;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1977-93.
African ancestry.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1995; received the Spingarn
Medal in 1996.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in a hospital
at Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
14, 1998 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James O. Hill —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1943-47.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Solomon Porter Hood (1853-1943) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 30,
1853.
Republican. U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1922-24; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1922-26.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J., 1943
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Quinn
Chapel Cemetery, Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
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Hutchins Franklin Inge (1900-2002) —
also known as Hutchins F. Inge —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Osterville, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.; New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., April
16, 1900.
Democrat. Physician;
member of New
Jersey state senate District 11, 1966-67; defeated, 1967.
African ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi; Urban
League; NAACP; American Medical
Association.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital,
New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., March
28, 2002 (age 101 years,
346 days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
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Eric Jackson (b. 1959) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., 1959.
Democrat. Mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 2014-; defeated, 2010.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Sharpe James (b. 1936) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
20, 1936.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1986-2006; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New Jersey; member of New
Jersey state senate 29th District, 1999-2008; indicted
in July 2007 on federal charges
of using city credit cards for personal
expenses, and letting a girlfriend buy nine parcels of city-owned
land for a small fraction of their value, without disclosing
their relationship; convicted
in April 2008; sentenced
to 27 months in prison,
and fined
$100,000.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lorenzo Tyrone Langford —
also known as Lorenzo T. Langford —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 2001-05, 2008-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Tony F. Mack (b. 1966) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., January
8, 1966.
Democrat. Mercer
County Freeholder, 1997-2008; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 2000;
mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 2010-14; removed 2014; arrested
in September 2012, and charged
with accepting
a bribe, fraud,
and extortion;
tried
and convicted
in 2014, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2014.
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Barbara Marrow —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu —
also known as Dennise Mathieu —
of New Jersey.
Born in New Jersey.
Lawyer;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Niger, 2002-.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Clifford J. Minor —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in New Jersey, 2000; candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 2010.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Monica Moorehead (b. 1952) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., 1952.
Socialist. School
teacher; Workers World candidate for President
of the United States, 1996, 2000, 2016.
Female.
Atheist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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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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Douglas H. Palmer —
also known as Doug Palmer —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1990-2010; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member, Platform Committee, 2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 2004.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Donald Milford Payne (1934-2012) —
also known as Donald M. Payne —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., July 16,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 1989-; defeated in
primary, 1980, 1986; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died March 6,
2012 (age 77 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Frank Powell (1848-1920) —
also known as William F. Powell —
of New Jersey.
Born in 1848.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Santo Domingo, 1897-1904; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1897-1905.
African ancestry.
Died in 1920
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Pauline Sims Puryear (b. 1900) —
also known as Pauline Puryear —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., June 6,
1900.
Republican. Social
worker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1948.
Female.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Ronald C. Rice (b. 1968) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born February
17, 1968.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 2012.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ronald L. Rice (b. 1945) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Richmond,
Va., December
18, 1945.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; police
detective; member of New
Jersey state senate 28th District, 1996-; candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 2006.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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George C. Richardson —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1962-63, 1968-73 (Essex County
1962-63, District 11-A 1968-69, District 11-B 1970-71, District 11-A
1972-73); candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1963 (The New Frontier, Essex County), 1965
(United Political Freedom, District 11); candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1970.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1973.
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Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. (1922-2000) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Madison, Morris
County, N.J., March
30, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1966-93.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., February
27, 2000 (age 77 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kevin G. Sanders —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 2001-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Michael Andre Shipp (b. 1965) —
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., 1965.
U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 2012-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Dwayne Smith (born c.1965) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1965.
Candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 2002.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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L. Harvey Smith —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 2004; defeated, 2004; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2004.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Samuel Smith —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Patricia Stuart —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Lester E. Taylor —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Mayor
of East Orange, N.J., 2014-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Cleopatra Gibson Tucker (b. 1943) —
also known as Cleopatra G. Tucker —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., April 9,
1943.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 28th District, 2008-.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Donald Kofi Tucker (1938-2005) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born March
18, 1938.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1976,
1988;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 28th District, 1994-2005; died in
office 2005.
African ancestry.
Died October
17, 2005 (age 67 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Shirley Kersey Turner (b. 1941) —
also known as Shirley K. Turner —
of Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born July 3,
1941.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Mercer
County Freeholder, 1983-86; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 15th District, 1994-97; member of
New
Jersey state senate 15th District, 1998-.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2016.
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James Leroy Usry (1922-2002) —
also known as James L. Usry —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., February
2, 1922.
Republican. Professional
basketball player, 1946-51; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1984-90; defeated, 1982; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1988;
arrested,
on July 28, 1989, along with thirteen others, and charged
with bribery;
he later pleaded
guilty to improper reporting of campaign
contributions.
African ancestry.
Died in Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J., February
25, 2002 (age 80 years, 23
days).
Interment at Atlantic
County Veterans Cemetery, Estell Manor, N.J.
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John E. Wallace Jr. (b. 1942) —
of Sewell, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Pitman, Gloucester
County, N.J., March
13, 1942.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Jersey, 1984-2003; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 2003-10.
African ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association; Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
Still living as of 2015.
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John S. Watson (1924-1996) —
of Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August
14, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 15th District, 1982-93.
African ancestry.
Died June 15,
1996 (age 71 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bonnie Watson=Coleman (b. 1945) —
also known as Bonnie Watson —
of Ewing, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
6, 1945.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 15th District, 1998-2014; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000,
2004,
2008;
New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 2002-06; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 2004; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 2015-.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2018.
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Harry J. Wheeler —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
School
teacher; candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1970.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1970.
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Samuel Howard Woodson Jr. (1916-1999) —
also known as S. Howard Woodson, Jr. —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 8,
1916.
Democrat. Pastor;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1964-76 (Mercer County 1964-67,
District 6-B 1968-73, 13th District 1974-76); resigned 1976.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 28,
1999 (age 83 years, 81
days).
Interment at Ewing
Cemetery, Ewing, N.J.
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