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Daniel Webster Ambrose, Jr. (1896-1992) —
also known as Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pickens, Holmes
County, Miss., September
8, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; National
Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in February, 1992
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion S. Barry, Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Marion Barry —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Itta Bena, Leflore
County, Miss., March 6,
1936.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1972
(alternate), 1980,
1996;
mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1979-91, 1995-99.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Convicted
in 1990 of misdemeanor cocaine
possession after being caught on videotape smoking
crack cocaine; sentenced
to six months in prison.
Still living as of 2009.
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Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898) —
also known as Blanche K. Bruce —
of Floreyville (unknown
county), Miss.
Born in slavery
near Farmville, Prince
Edward County, Va., March 1,
1841.
Republican. School
teacher; planter; Bolivar
County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1872-75; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1875-81; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 1880,
1884;
Register of the U.S. Treasury, 1881, 1897-98; District of Columbia
Recorder of Deeds, 1891-93.
African ancestry.
The Blanche K. Bruce Foundation (arts and high-risk youth) is named for
him.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 17,
1898 (age 57 years, 16
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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H. C. Carter —
of Mississippi.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1880.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hal Carter —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Douglas Conner —
of Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1996.
African ancestry.
Dr. Douglas Conner Drive in Starkville is named for
him.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Union City, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., 1924.
Painter;
factory
worker; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1964, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970.
African ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in a hospital
in Alameda
County, Calif., March 24,
2006 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Coles Diggs, Sr. (1894-1967) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Sr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tallula, Issaquena
County, Miss., January
2, 1894.
Mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1937-44; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
in a different bribery
case in 1945; tried and
convicted;
charged
again on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1948 (Republican
primary), 1952 (Democratic primary).
African ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1967
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park, Warren, Mich.
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Johnny DuPree —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Mayor
of Hattiesburg, Miss., 2001-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Albert Michael Espy (b. 1953) —
also known as Mike Espy —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., November
30, 1953.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1987-93; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1993.
African ancestry.
Indicted
August 27, 1997, on 30 criminal counts based on acceptance
of gifts from organizations and individuals doing business with
the Agriculture Department; acquitted December 2, 1998.
Still living as of 2009.
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Rosetta A. Ferguson (b. 1920) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Florence, Rankin
County, Miss., July 1,
1920.
Daughter of Gaberil Sexton and Earnie Sexton.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-78 (9th District 1965-72,
20th District 1973-78).
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 1978.
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Bettye Gilmore —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Katie Beatrice Green Hall (b. 1938) —
also known as Katie Beatrice Green —
of Indiana.
Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss., April 3,
1938.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1974; member of Indiana
state senate, 1976; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1982-85.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1998.
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Aaron Edd Henry (1921-1997) —
also known as Aaron E. Henry —
of Clarksdale, Coahoma
County, Miss.
Born July 2,
1921.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1980-96; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1980.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died May 19,
1997 (age 75 years, 321
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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James Hill —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Republican. U.S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for Mississippi, 1879; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Mississippi, 1880,
1884,
1888;
member of Republican
National Committee from Mississippi, 1896.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Perry Wilson Howard (b. 1877) —
also known as Perry W. Howard —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Ebenezer, Holmes
County, Miss., January
14, 1877.
Son of Perry
W. Howard and Sarah Howard.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1912,
1916,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of Republican
National Committee from Mississippi, 1924-40.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emil A. Jackson (b. 1911) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., February
2, 1911.
Son of Ernest Jackson, Sr. and Florence Mattie (Ross) Jackson.
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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Mildred Mayo McGrew. |
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Harvey Johnson, Jr. —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Democrat. Mayor of
Jackson, Miss., 1997; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Mississippi, 2004.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Benjamin F. Lacey (b. 1867) —
of Shiloh Plantation, Issaquena
County, Miss.
Born in Louisiana, 1867.
Republican. Cotton farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1908.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Lynch (d. 1870) —
of Mississippi.
Secretary
of state of Mississippi, 1869-70; died in office 1870.
Methodist.
African ancestry.
Died in 1870.
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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John Roy Lynch (1847-1939) —
also known as John R. Lynch —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in slavery
in Concordia
Parish, La., September
10, 1847.
Son of Patrick Lynch and Catharine Lynch.
Republican. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1869-73; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1871-73; Mississippi
Republican state chair, 1871-89; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Mississippi, 1872,
1884
(Temporary
Chair), 1888,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1873-77, 1882-83;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
African ancestry.
Died in 1939
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Willis Elbert Mollison —
also known as W. E. Mollison —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1908.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida Welbourne. |
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W. W. Phillips —
of Kosciusko, Attala
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1908,
1912.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dovie Theodosia Pickett (b. 1921) —
also known as Dovie T. Pickett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hinze, Winston
County, Miss., November
22, 1921.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1972,
1988;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972,
1976,
1980,
1984;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1978.
Female.
Protestant.
African ancestry. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1988.
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F. B. Ransom (b. 1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., July 13,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., September
27, 1827.
Republican. Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1870; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71; secretary of
state of Mississippi, 1873.
African and Lumbee
Indian ancestry.
First
black member of the U.S. Senate.
Died, from a stroke,
while attending a church conference,
in Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., January
16, 1901 (age 73 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Melvin Jay Reynolds (b. 1952) —
also known as Mel Reynolds —
of Illinois.
Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss., January
8, 1952.
Democrat. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1993-95; defeated in
primary, 1988, 1990; resigned 1995.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Convicted
in 1995 on sexual
misconduct and obstruction
of justice charges and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Convicted
in federal court in 1997 of 15 counts of bank
fraud, wire fraud, and lying to the Federal
Election Commission; sentenced
to 78 more months in prison.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Segrest —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Roscoe Conkling Simmons (d. 1951) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Mississippi.
Republican. Orator,
writer,
columnist
for the Chicago Tribune; first
African-American columnist for a Chicago daily newspaper;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936,
1948;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938.
African ancestry.
Died in 1951.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Roscoe
Conkling |
| | | Relatives: Nephew by marriage of Booker
T. Washington. |
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J. J. Spelman —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1888.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas W. Stringer —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1868,
1888.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bennie G. Thompson (b. 1948) —
of Bolton, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Bolton, Hinds
County, Miss., January
28, 1948.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2009.
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