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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.
Son of Samuel G. Arnett and Mary Louisa Arnett.
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; speaker, 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
9, 1906 (age 68 years, 207
days).
Interment at Tarbox
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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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.
Son of Daniel Berry and Cora (Parks) Berry.
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.
Son of George Blackwell and Dana Blackwell.
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 2009.
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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 in primary 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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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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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.
Son of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter.
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 (died 1972). |
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Thomas W. Fleming (b. 1874) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., May 13,
1874.
Son of Thomas Fleming and Lavinia Fleming.
Republican. Barber; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908;
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1928.
Congregationalist.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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.
Son of William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; candidate in primary 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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edverta Eunice Motley. |
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James Harris (b. 1948) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1948.
Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1988; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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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.
Son of Brooks Cary Jackson and Ida May (Hogan) Jackson.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1944;
municipal judge in Ohio.
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:
Married to Fern Payne. |
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Troy Lee James —
of Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1972;
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, 1919-20.
African ancestry.
Died in 1945
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Dwight Locker (1891-1955) —
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.
Son of Jonas D. Male (1829-1917) and Priscilla Male (1829-1919).
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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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.
Son of Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts.
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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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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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, 1967-71; 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 (b. 1925) —
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.
Still living as of 2009.
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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;
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; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1990-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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