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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.
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Cardiss Collins (1931-2013) —
also known as Cardiss Hortense Robertson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
2, 2013 (age 81 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (1887-1979) —
also known as Elizabeth Drewry; Elizabeth
Simpson —
of Northfork, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Motley, Pittsylvania
County, Va., September
22, 1887.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1951-64.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Theta; National
Education Association; NAACP.
Died in September, 1979
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of H. Grant Simpson and Katherine (Douglass) Simpson;
married to William H. Drewry. |
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1951 |
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Oliver White Hill (1907-2007) —
also known as Oliver W. Hill —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., May 1,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; in 1947, he was elected
as the first
Black member of Richmond's city council since Reconstruction;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1999, and the Spingarn
Medal in 2005.
Died in Richmond,
Va., August
5, 2007 (age 100 years,
96 days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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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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Leon Douglas Ralph (1932-2007) —
also known as Leon D. Ralph —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Richmond,
Va., August
20, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
administrative assistant to California House Speaker Jess
Unruh; member of California
state assembly, 1967-76; defeated, 1988; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1968,
1972;
minister.
African
Methodist Episcopal; later Church
of God. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Died, in Long Beach Memorial Medical
Center, Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
6, 2007 (age 74 years, 170
days).
Interment at Rose
Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Ralph and Leanna (Woodard) Ralph; married, September
27, 1951, to Martha Ann Morgan; married to Ruth
Banda. |
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Robert Cortez Scott (b. 1947) —
also known as Robert C. Scott; Bobby Scott —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April
30, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1978-83; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Virginia
state senate 2nd District, 1983-92; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1993-; defeated, 1986.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Joanne Arrington. |
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Noel C. Taylor (1924-1998) —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Bedford
County, Va., July 15,
1924.
Republican. Baptist
minister; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Virginia, 1972;
mayor
of Roanoke, Va., 1975-92.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
First
Black mayor of Roanoke.
Died in Roanoke,
Va., October
29, 1998 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bedford County, Va.
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Smallwood Edmond Williams (b. 1907) —
also known as Smallwood E. Williams —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., October
17, 1907.
Democrat. Minister;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1964,
1972.
Pentecostal.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Presiding Bishop, Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Burial location unknown.
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