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  Morris Berthold Abram (1918-2000) — also known as Morris Abram — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga., June 19, 1918. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served on prosecution staff at Nuremburg war crimes trials; U.S. Representative to United Nations European office; worked on Marshall Plan for postwar reconstruction of Europe; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1952; candidate for nomination for U.S. Senator from New York, 1968; president of Brandeis University, 1968-70; member, U.S. Civil Rights Commission, 1984-86. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; American Bar Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Jewish Committee; Urban League; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, from a viral infection, in a hospital at Geneva, Switzerland, March 16, 2000 (age 81 years, 271 days). Interment at Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Abram and Irene (Cohen) Abram; married, December 23, 1944, to Jane Isabella Maguire; married, January 25, 1975, to Carlyn (Feldman) Fisher; married, August 26, 1990, to Bruna Molina.
  Epitaph: He established "one man, one vote" as a principle of American law.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 14, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Rep. Isidore Dollinger; member of New York state assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90th District 1966); died in office 1966. Jewish. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; American Jewish Congress; Lions; B'nai B'rith; Zionist Organization of America; Urban League; NAACP. Died, from a heart attack, in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., October 10, 1966 (age 54 years, 238 days). Interment at Beth El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Ann Soffrin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Bella S. Abzug Bella Savitzky Abzug (1920-1998) — also known as Bella S. Abzug; Bella Savitzky; "Battlin' Bella"; "Mother Courage"; "Bellicose Bella" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., July 24, 1920. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1971-77 (19th District 1971-73, 20th District 1973-77); defeated, 1978 (18th District), 1986 (20th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1976; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1977; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1993. Female. Jewish. Member, Urban League; National Organization for Women; American Civil Liberties Union; Americans for Democratic Action; American Jewish Congress. Inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 1994. Died, of complications from heart surgery, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 31, 1998 (age 77 years, 250 days). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Daughter of Emanuel Savitzky and Esther Savitzky; married, June 4, 1944, to Maurice Martin Abzug.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — National Women's Hall of Fame
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Wilhelmina F. Adams (1901-1987) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Key West, Monroe County, Fla., January 31, 1901. Democrat. Florist; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1964; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1945-51. Female. Protestant. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Tammany Hall; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in May, 1987 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams.
  George Kenneth Arthur (b. 1934) — also known as George K. Arthur — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., June 29, 1934. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972; member, Platform Committee, 2008; candidate for mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1985. Baptist. Member, NAACP; Urban League. Still living as of 2008.
  Bertram L. Baker (1898-1985) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Nevis, January 10, 1898. Democrat. Accountant; member of New York state assembly, 1949-70 (Kings County 17th District 1949-54, Kings County 6th District 1955-65, 46th District 1966, 56th District 1967-70). African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons; Urban League. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 8, 1985 (age 87 years, 57 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Diane (Bemus) Whiting (who married Deval Patrick).
  Max Berking (1917-1997) — of Rye, Westchester County, N.Y.; North Port, Sarasota County, Fla. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 27, 1917. Democrat. Advertising executive; member of New York state senate 30th District, 1965; chair of Westchester County Democratic Party, 1971-75. Congregationalist. Member, Urban League. Died, of lung cancer, in Alford, Berkshire County, Mass., September 24, 1997 (age 80 years, 59 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Dorothy Noyes and Frances Bauman.
  Bessie Allison Buchanan (1902-1980) — also known as Bessie A. Buchanan — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 7, 1902. Democrat. Actress; member of New York state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1955-62; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956. Female. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild; Urban League. First Black woman member of the New York legislature. Died in September, 1980 (age 78 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Charles P. Buchanan.
  Daniel L. Burrows (1908-1990) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cape Charles, Northampton County, Va., January 23, 1908. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1939-44; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Elks. Died, from cancer, in Calvary Hospital, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., June 3, 1990 (age 82 years, 131 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1928, to Elaine Nelthrop; father of Joyce Burrows (who married David Norman Dinkins).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter; married 1922 to Edna Felicia Billups; married 1927 to Thelma Charles Johnson.
Shirley Chisholm Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) — also known as Shirley Chisholm; Shirley Anita St. Hill — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 30, 1924. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45th District 1966, 55th District 1967-68); U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1969-83; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980; Honorary Co-Chair, 1984; speaker, 1988. Female. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; NAACP; Americans for Democratic Action; National Organization for Women; Urban League; Delta Sigma Theta. Inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 1993. Died in Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Fla., January 1, 2005 (age 80 years, 32 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Daughter of Charles Christopher St. Hill and Ruby (Seale) St. Hill; married, October 8, 1949, to Conrad Chisholm; married, November 26, 1977, to Arthur Hardwick, Jr.
  Cross-reference: Bevan Dufty
  Campaign slogan: "Unbought and unbossed."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — National Women's Hall of Fame
  Image source: Library of Congress
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Harvey Dinkins, Jr. and Sarah 'Sally' (Lucy) Dinkins; married 1953 to Joyce Burrows (daughter of Daniel L. Burrows).
  Campaign slogan (1989): "Strong enough to draw the line, caring enough to find the solution."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about David Dinkins: Chris McNickle, The Power of the Mayor: David Dinkins: 1990-1993
  Arthur O. Eve (b. 1933) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 23, 1933. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1967-2001 (143rd District 1967-82, 141st District 1983-2001); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000; candidate for mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1977. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, Amvets; NAACP; Urban League; United Auto Workers; Freemasons. Still living as of 2001.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur B. Eve and Beatrice (Clark) Eve; married 1956 to Lee Constance Bowles.
  C. Virginia Fields (b. 1946) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., August 4, 1946. Democrat. Social worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1998-2005; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 2005. Female. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Urban League; Order of the Eastern Star. Still living as of 2008.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Aurelia Greene (b. 1934) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., October 26, 1934. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1982-2001 (76th District 1982-92, 77th District 1993-2001); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2008. Female. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League. Still living as of 2008.
  Edward J. Healey (1924-2000) — of Florida. Born in Elmhurst, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., July 26, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1974-80, 1982-84, 1986-2000 (81st District 1974-80, 86th District 1982-84, 1986-2000); defeated, 1972 (81st District), 1980 (81st District), 1984 (86th District); died in office 2000. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Association of Retired Persons; Audubon Society; American Legion; Nature Conservancy; Sierra Club; Urban League; Common Cause. While attending a primary victory rally for Al Gore, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, and died the next day at a hospital at Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., March 15, 2000 (age 75 years, 233 days). Burial location unknown.
  Emil A. Jackson (b. 1911) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., February 2, 1911. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate and insurance business; sergeant-at-arms, New York State Senate, 1966-67; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972. Catholic. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Jackson, Sr. and Florence Mattie (Ross) Jackson; married 1934 to Mildred Mayo McGrew.
  Sheila Jackson=Lee (b. 1950) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., January 12, 1950. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Texas, 1987-90; U.S. Representative from Texas 18th District, 1995-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Seventh-Day Adventist. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Urban League; American Bar Association. Still living as of 2012.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Critical books about Sheila Jackson-Lee: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)
  William A. Johnson Jr. — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Democrat. Mayor of Rochester, N.Y., 1994-2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Urban League. Still living as of 2003.
  Harry Kraf (b. 1907) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 1, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1956-65. Jewish. Member, Tau Epsilon Phi; Elks; Urban League; B'nai B'rith. Burial location unknown.
  John Howland Lathrop (1880-1967) — also known as John H. Lathrop — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., 1880. Unitarian minister; vice-chair of New York American Labor Party, 1945. Unitarian. Member, Urban League. Died August 20, 1967 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John D. Lathrop and Alice McDora (Osborne) Lathrop; married 1907 to Lita Schlesinger.
  Abraham Lefkowitz (1884-1956) — of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Revisch, Hungary, 1884. School teacher and principal; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1922; among the founders and a vice-president of the American Federation of Teachers; fought against Communists in the union. Member, Urban League; American Federation of Teachers. Collapsed and died in a barber shop, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 7, 1956 (age about 72 years). Interment somewhere in Queens, N.Y.
  Orin Lehman (1920-2008) — also known as "Father Nature" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born January 14, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; injured during the Battle of the Bulge and lost a leg; newspaper publisher; chairman, Colgreen Broadcasting Group, owner of radio stations; founder, Just One Break, Inc., not-for-profit employment service for people with disabilities; campaign manager, John J. Burns for Lieutenant Governor, 1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1966; producer of several popular off-Broadway plays; New York State Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 1975-93. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; Council on Foreign Relations; Urban League; NAACP. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 22, 2008 (age 88 years, 39 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Allan Sigmund Lehman and Evelyn 'Eve' (Schiffer) Lehman; married, July 23, 1962, to Jane (Bagley) Long; married, October 24, 1970, to Wendy Vanderbilt (niece of William Henry Vanderbilt III); grandnephew of Herbert Henry Lehman.
  Political families: Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts; Vanderbilt-Tuck-Pickering-Webster family; Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina; Morgenthau-Lehman family of New York City, New York; Vanderbilt-Colby-Burden-French family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Martin Markowitz (b. 1945) — also known as Marty Markowitz — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 14, 1945. Democrat. Member of New York state senate, 1979-2001 (19th District 1979-82, 21st District 1983-2001); borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 2002-13; defeated in primary, 1985. Member, Urban League; Lions; NAACP. Still living as of 2017.
  Relatives: Married, November 21, 1999, to Jamie Snow.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Dorothy Norman (1905-1997) — also known as Dorothy Stecker — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1905. Democrat. Writer; photographer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948. Female. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Urban League. Died in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., April 12, 1997 (age about 91 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) — also known as Myles A. Paige — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., about 1898. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman car porter; lawyer; Republican candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge, Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court). Catholic. African ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Urban League; Alpha Phi Alpha; American Legion; Catholic Lawyers Guild. New York City's first Black magistrate, 1936, and first Black judge, 1940. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 30, 1983 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Phelps Phelps (1897-1981) — also known as Phelps von Rottenburg — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Bonn, Germany, May 4, 1897. Member of New York state assembly, 1924-28, 1937-38 (New York County 10th District 1924-28, New York County 3rd District 1937-38); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1948 (alternate); member of New York state senate 13th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of American Samoa, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1952-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1956, 1960, 1964 (alternate); delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Psi Upsilon; Urban League; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Society of Colonial Wars; Union League; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Wildwood, Cape May County, N.J., June 10, 1981 (age 84 years, 37 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Franz von Rottenburg and Marian (Phelps) von Rottenburg; nephew of Sheffield Phelps; grandson of William Walter Phelps; great-grandnephew of Norman A. Phelps; third great-grandnephew of Noah Phelps; first cousin once removed of Harold Sheffield Van Buren and Mabel Thorp Boardman; first cousin four times removed of Elisha Phelps; second cousin twice removed of Hiram Bidwell Case; second cousin thrice removed of John Smith Phelps; third cousin thrice removed of Amos Pettibone, Jesse Hoyt and George Smith Catlin; eighth great-grandson of Thomas Welles.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Charles Poletti (1903-2002) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Barre, Washington County, Vt., July 2, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936 (alternate), 1940; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Baptist. Italian ancestry. Member, Urban League; American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Phi Beta Kappa. First American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of occupied Italy. Died in Marco Island, Collier County, Fla., August 7, 2002 (age 99 years, 36 days). Interment at Calkins Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Jean Knox Ellis.
  The Charles Poletti Power Plant (opened 1977, renamed for Poletti 1982, shut down 2010), in Astoria, Queens, New York, was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Manuel Ramos (b. 1917) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Puerto Rico, November 23, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of New York state assembly 79th District, 1967-72. Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) — of Morrilton, Conway County, Ark. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 1, 1912. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Republican National Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1964 (delegation chair), 1972 (delegation co-chair); Governor of Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas. Baptist. Member, Urban League; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Kappa Delta Pi. Died of lung cancer or pancreatic cancer, Palm Springs, Riverside County, Calif., February 22, 1973 (age 60 years, 297 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abigail 'Abby' (Aldrich) Rockefeller; brother of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller; married to Barbara Sears; father of Winthrop Paul Rockefeller; nephew of Richard Steere Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich; uncle of John Davison Rockefeller IV; grandson of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich; first cousin four times removed of Simon S. Rockefeller; first cousin five times removed of Henry Rockefeller; second cousin of David Hunter McAlpin (who married Nina Underwood); second cousin thrice removed of John Phillips Rockefeller; fourth cousin once removed of Lewis Kirby Rockefeller.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Winthrop Rockefeller: John L. Ward, Winthrop Rockefeller, Philanthropist: A Life of Change
  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.
  Mark T. Southall (b. 1911) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Norfolk, Va., June 1, 1911. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960; member of New York state assembly, 1963-74 (New York County 12th District 1963-65, 79th District 1966, 74th District 1967-74). Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Joanne Arrington.
  Edward A. Stevenson Sr. (b. 1907) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, November 9, 1907. Democrat. Food service director, New York City Department of Correction; member of New York state assembly, 1966-70 (86th District 1966, 78th District 1967-70). African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League. Burial location unknown.
  Ivan Warner (1919-1994) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 18, 1919. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1958-60; member of New York state senate 27th District, 1961-65, 1967-68; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1970. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Lions. Died, of cancer, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., 1994 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  James Lopez Watson (1922-2001) — also known as James L. Watson — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 21, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of New York state senate 21st District, 1955-63; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956; Judge of U.S. Customs Court, 1966-80; Judge of U.S. Court of International Trade, 1980-91; took senior status 1991. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; American Legion; NAACP; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Federal Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 1, 2001 (age 79 years, 103 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Thomas G. Weaver — of New York. Born in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957, 1966. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Jerome L. Wilson (b. 1931) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., July 16, 1931. Democrat. Member of New York state senate, 1963-66 (22nd District 1963-65, 30th District 1966); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1966. Member, Urban League. Still living as of 1966.
  Jerry Wurf (b. 1919) — of Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 18, 1919. Democrat. President, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, from 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1972, 1980. Jewish. Member, Urban League; Americans for Democratic Action; American Arbitration Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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