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William Lacy Clay, Sr. (b. 1931) —
also known as William L. Clay, Sr.; Bill
Clay —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 30,
1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1969-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Cardiss Collins (b. 1931) —
also known as Cardiss 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.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harold Joseph Patrick Gibbons (1910-1982) —
also known as Harold J. Gibbons —
of Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Archibald Patch, Lackawanna
County, Pa., April 10,
1910.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1952,
1956.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Teamsters
Union; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
The site of the original Sportsman's Park baseball stadium in St.
Louis, now a neighborhood playground, was named "Harold J.
Gibbons Field" for him.
Died, from complications of a ruptured aortic
aneurysm, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November, 1982
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Harry S. McAlpin (b. 1906) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 21,
1906.
Son of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin.
Democrat. Newspaper
correspondent; in 1944, was the first
African-American reporter to attend a White House news conference; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Congregationalist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1929
to Alice Stokes. |
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Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
13, 1927.
Son of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1996;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92,
7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1999-.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME;
Lions;
Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married to Loretta Blackwell. |
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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;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1976.
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.
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