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Charles William Anderson (1866-1938) —
also known as Charles W. Anderson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio, April
28, 1866.
Republican. Newspaper
work; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 2nd New York
District, 1905-15; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York District,
1922-34.
African ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1938 (age 71 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Anderson and Serena Anderson; married 1896 to Emma
L. Bonaparte. |
| | | Image source: New York Tribune, March
26, 1905 |
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Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) —
also known as Benjamin W. Arnett —
of Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March
16, 1838.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
Black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African, Scottish,
American
Indian, and Irish
ancestry.
Lost a
leg due to a tumor in 1858.
Died, of uremia,
in Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
7, 1906 (age 68 years, 205
days).
Interment at Wilberforce
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
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Jacob Ashburn Jr. —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1945.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Atkins —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Richard Atkinson —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Joyce Birdson Beatty (b. 1950) —
also known as Joyce Beatty —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, March
12, 1950.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1999-2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 2004,
2008,
2012;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 2008; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 2013-.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) —
also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associate general counsel, Dunbar Life
Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1972;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma
Pi Phi.
First
Black mayor of Cincinnati.
Died October
15, 2000 (age 94 years, 345
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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John Kenneth Blackwell (b. 1948) —
also known as Ken Blackwell —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
28, 1948.
Republican. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1979-80; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1990; Ohio
treasurer of state, 1994-99; secretary
of state of Ohio, 1999-2007; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 2004;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 2006.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2018.
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William F. Bowen (1929-1999) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born January
30, 1929.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1967-70; defeated, 1964; member
of Ohio
state senate, 1970-94; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April
22, 1999 (age 70 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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James Brady (born c.1970) —
also known as Jim Brady —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born about 1970.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Jeremiah A. Brown (b. 1841) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1841.
Republican. Carpenter;
deputy
sheriff; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1886-87.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Brown and Frances J. Brown; married, January
17, 1864, to Mary A. Wheeler. |
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Virgil Brown —
of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter; married
1922 to
Edna Felicia Billups; married 1927 to Thelma
Charles Johnson. |
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Michael B. Coleman (b. 1954) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
18, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1998; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 2000-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 2000,
2004,
2008
(member, Rules
Committee).
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Legrome D. Davis (b. 1952) —
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, 1952.
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2002-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Thomas W. Fleming (b. 1874) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., May 13,
1874.
Republican. Barber; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908,
1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Congregationalist.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Fleming and Lavinia Fleming; married, February
12, 1912, to Lethia Cousins. |
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Bruce Foster —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Leonard Garret —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Ebony Grantonz (born c.1974) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born about 1974.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 2004,
2008.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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William Oliver Raymond Greene (b. 1906) —
also known as William O. Greene —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
31, 1906.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1956, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene; married to Edverta
Eunice Motley. |
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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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James E. Harris (b. 1948) —
also known as James Harris —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1948.
Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1971; Socialist
Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1988; Socialist Workers candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1989; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012; candidate
for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 2009.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Perry Brooks Jackson (b. 1896) —
also known as Perry B. Jackson —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, January
27, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1944;
municipal judge in Ohio, 1940.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma
Pi Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Urban
League; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Brooks Cary Jackson and Ida May (Hogan) Jackson; married to Fern
Payne. |
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Troy Lee James —
of Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; member of Ohio
state house of representatives 9th District, 1985.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1985.
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Joseph Lowery Johnson (1874-1945) —
also known as Joseph L. Johnson —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington Township, Darke
County, Ohio, February
14, 1874.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1918-22; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1919-21.
African ancestry.
Died in 1945
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Dwight Locker (1891-1955) —
also known as Jesse D. Locker —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in 1891.
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, 1953-55, died in office 1955.
African ancestry.
Died in Liberia,
April
10, 1955 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Healthy, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Addison D. Male (1863-1934) —
also known as A. D. Male —
of Broughton, Paulding
County, Ohio; Bokescreek, Logan
County, Ohio; Mesopotamia, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Born in Morgan
County, Ohio, March 2,
1863.
Farmer;
Negro Protective candidate for Ohio
state house of representatives from Paulding County, 1897.
African ancestry.
Died December
22, 1934 (age 71 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonas D. Male and Priscilla Male. |
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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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Rhine L. McLin (b. 1948) —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in October, 1948.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives 38th District, 1989-94; member of
Ohio
state senate 5th District, 1995-2001; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Dayton, Ohio, 2002-09; defeated, 2009; member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 2004; vice-chair of
Ohio Democratic Party, 2008.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Valeria McPherson —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1988,
2008.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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George A. Myers (1859-1930) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 5,
1859.
Republican. Barber;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1892,
1900;
member of Ohio
Republican State Executive Committee, 1897-98.
African ancestry.
Died at the New York Central Railroad ticket
office in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
17, 1930 (age 70 years, 318
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952) —
also known as Frederick M. Roberts; Fred
Roberts —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
14, 1879.
Republican. Mortician;
member of California
state assembly, 1919-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1946.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
First
African-American state legislator in California; descendancy from
Thomas Jefferson confirmed by DNA evidence in 1998.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident the day before, in Los Angeles County General Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 19,
1952 (age 72 years, 309
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Roberts and Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts;
married, November
30, 1921, to Pearl W. Hinds; grandnephew of Martha
Jefferson Randolph; great-grandson of Thomas
Jefferson; third great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin once removed of Francis
Wayles Eppes, Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; first cousin twice removed of Dabney
Carr; first cousin four times removed of Richard
Bland and Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge; second cousin once removed of Dabney
Smith Carr and John
Gardner Coolidge; second cousin thrice removed of Theodorick
Bland, Edmund
Jenings Randolph, Beverley
Randolph and John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed of John
Jordan Crittenden, Thomas
Turpin Crittenden, Robert
Crittenden, Carter
Henry Harrison and Edith
Wilson; third cousin twice removed of John
Marshall, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, James
Markham Marshall, Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander
Keith Marshall, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828) and Henry
St. George Tucker; fourth cousin of Alexander
Parker Crittenden, Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden, Thomas
Theodore Crittenden and Carter
Henry Harrison II; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Marshall, James
Keith Marshall, Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker, Edmund
Randolph and Thomas
Theodore Crittenden Jr.. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph
family; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Jan Scotland —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Eddie Sipplen (born c.1964) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born about 1964.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 2015.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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Carl Burton Stokes (1927-1996) —
also known as Carl B. Stokes —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1927.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1962; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1968-71; defeated, 1965; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972;
municipal judge in Ohio, 1983-94; U.S. Ambassador to Seychelles, 1994-95.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Died of cancer,
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 3,
1996 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Louis Stokes (1925-2015) —
of Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
23, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1969-99 (21st District 1969-93, 11th
District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1972,
1996.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Arrested
for drunken
driving
in 1983; convicted
on a lesser charge
and fined.
Died August
18, 2015 (age 90 years, 176
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Arie Parks Taylor (1927-2003) —
also known as Arie P. Taylor; "Denver's Bella
Abzug" —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bedford, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1927.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1968,
1972
(alternate); member of Colorado
state house of representatives 7th District, 1973-84; Denver
clerk and recorder, 1991-95.
Female.
African ancestry.
Colorado's first
African-American woman legislator.
Died, in Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., September
27, 2003 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Stephanie Tubbs=Jones (1949-2008) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
10, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1983-91; candidate for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1990; Cuyahoga
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1991-99; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1999-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 2004-08.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta; NAACP.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died the next day, in a hospital
at East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
20, 2008 (age 58 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David D. Turpeau —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Republican. Ordained
minister; member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1939.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Vincent (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Vincent —
of Inglewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, 1934.
Democrat. Played professional football
for the Los Angeles Rams in 1956; mayor
of Inglewood, Calif., 1983-95; member of California
state assembly 51st District, 1996-2000; member of California
state senate 25th District, 2001-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Michael R. White (b. 1951) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born August
13, 1951.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state senate 21st District, 1980; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1990-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2008.
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Mike Williams —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 2015.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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Roy Kojo Jawara Williams (b. 1971) —
also known as Jay Williams —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, September
26, 1971.
Democrat. Mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 2006-11; executive director, U.S. Office of
Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers ("Auto Czar"), 2011-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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