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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: National Bar Association, politicians</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Adams</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala. Born in Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-born.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/02-07.html">February 7, 1925</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/spaj.html">associate justice of Alabama state supreme court</a>, 1980-93. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">African Methodist Episcopal</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/omega-psi-phi.html">Omega Psi Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/first.html">First</a> African-American ever elected to statewide office in Alabama. Died of an <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/infection.html">infection</a> related to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, in Baptist <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Medical Center</a>-Montclair, Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-died.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1997/02-15.html">February 15, 1997</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 8 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Daniel Webster Ambrose Jr. (1896-1992)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr.</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Huntington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/CA-lived.html">Cabell County</a>, W.Va. Born in Pickens, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/HO-born.html">Holmes County</a>, Miss., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/09-08.html">September 8, 1896</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/WV.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/WV.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/WV.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/WV.html">1948</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-alpha-psi.html">Kappa Alpha Psi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Died in February, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1992/index.html">1992</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 0 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Presumably named for:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webster.html#062.19.45">Daniel Webster</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Daniel Webster Ambrose and Mary Elizabeth (Ambrose) Ambrose; married to Irene N. Miller.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Dennis Wayne Archer (b. 1942)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Dennis W. Archer</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/01-01.html">January 1, 1942</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1986-90; appointed 1986; resigned 1990; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/detroit.html">mayor of Detroit, Mich.</a>, 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/MI.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/MI.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/MI.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-assoc-justice.html">Association of Trial Lawyers of America</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-phi-alpha.html">Alpha Phi Alpha</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Still living as of 2020. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis Archer">Wikipedia article</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/411/000129024">NNDB dossier</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=95153">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href=" http://micourthistory.org/justices/dennis-archer">Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Roosevelt F. Dorn</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Inglewood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in Checotah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/MI-born.html">McIntosh County</a>, Okla. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; superior court judge in California, 1980-97; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/inglewood.html">mayor of Inglewood, Calif.</a>, 1997-; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/CA.html">2000</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">African Methodist Episcopal</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Still living as of 2006. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Fred David Gray</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Fred D. Gray</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Montgomery, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MN-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ala.; Tuskegee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MC-lived.html">Macon County</a>, Ala. Born in Montgomery, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MN-born.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ala. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/sthse.html">Alabama state house of representatives</a>, 1970-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/AL.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/AL.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/AL.html">2008</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MC-parties.html">chair of Macon County Democratic Party</a>, 2003. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/church-of-christ.html">Church of Christ</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/fed-bar-assoc.html">Federal Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-assoc-justice.html">Association of Trial Lawyers of America</a>. Still living as of 2008. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Carol Porter.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Elihu Mason Harris (b. 1947)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Elihu M. Harris</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Oakland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-born.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/08-15.html">August 15, 1947</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a>, 1978-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/CA.html">1988</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/CA.html">1996</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/oakland.html">mayor of Oakland, Calif.</a>, 1991-99. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-alpha-psi.html">Kappa Alpha Psi</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>. Still living as of 1999. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Elihu M. Harris, Sr. and Frances Mae (Cunningham) Harris; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1982/08-14.html">August 14, 1982</a>, to Kathy Neal.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Earl Frederick Hilliard (b. 1942)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Earl F. Hilliard</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala. Born in Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-born.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/04-09.html">April 9, 1942</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/sthse.html">Alabama state house of representatives</a>, 1975-81; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/stsen.html">Alabama state senate</a>, 1981-93; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Alabama</a> 7th District, 1993-2003; defeated in primary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/AL.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/AL.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/AL.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-phi-alpha.html">Alpha Phi Alpha</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">Rebuked</a> by the House Ethics Committee in June, 2001 over three <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/campaign-finance.html">campaign finance violations</a>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000621">congressional biography</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400502">Govtrack.us page</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/878/000094596">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Harold Hood (b. 1931)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Hamtramck, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/01-14.html">January 14, 1931</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1973-77; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1977-78; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1978-82; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals</a> 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>. Still living as of 1990. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Karen Fort Hood</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 2001; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals</a> 1st District, 2003-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-sigma-theta.html">Delta Sigma Theta</a>. Still living as of 2013. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Jewel Lafontant-Mankarious (1922-1997)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Jewel Stradford</b>; <b>Jewel Stradford Rogers</b>; <b>Jewel Stradford Lafontant</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/04-28.html">April 28, 1922</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/IL.html">1960</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/IL.html">1972</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1988/IL.html">1988</a>; candidate for superior court judge in Illinois, 1962; candidate for Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/amb-at-large.html "></a>, 1989. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aclu.html">American Civil Liberties Union</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/breast-cancer.html">breast cancer</a>, in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-died.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1997/05-31.html">May 31, 1997</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 33 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of Cornelius Francis Stradford and Aida Arabella (Carter) Stradford; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1946/">1946</a> to John W. Rogers; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1961/">1961</a> to H. Ernest LaFontant; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1989/">1989</a> to Naguib Soby Mankarious.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/lafontant-mankarious-jewel ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; also known as <b>Thoroughgood Marshall</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-born.html">Baltimore</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/07-02.html">July 2, 1908</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit</a>, 1961-65; resigned 1965; U.S. Solicitor General, 1965-67; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-supreme-ct.html">Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court</a>, 1967-91; took senior status 1991. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-phi-alpha.html">Alpha Phi Alpha</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aclu.html">American Civil Liberties Union</a>. Received <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/spingarn-medal.html">Spingarn Medal</a> in 1946 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/first.html">First</a> African-American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Died, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/walter-reed.html">National Naval Medical Center</a>, Bethesda, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/01-24.html">January 24, 1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 206 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/AA-buried.html#cms07296">Lawyers' Mall</a>, Annapolis, Md. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/09-04.html">September 4, 1929</a>, to Vivien Burey; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/12-17.html">December 17, 1955</a>, to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#679.34.94">Cecilia Suyat</a>; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#618.71.93">Thurgood Marshall Jr.</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/14217.html">Marshall family</a> of New York City, New York.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Cross-reference:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#678.59.94">William Curtis Bryson</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1489&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurgood Marshall">Wikipedia article</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/392/000032296">NNDB dossier</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551208">Internet Movie Database profile</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/1675">Find-A-Grave memorial</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/marshall-thurgood">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tmarsh.htm">Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Books about Thurgood Marshall:</i> Juan Williams, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812932994/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0812932994&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Thurgood Marshall : American Revolutionary</a>&nbsp;&mdash; Randall W. Bland, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1930901232/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1930901232&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Justice Thurgood Marshall, Crusader for Liberalism : His Judicial Biography</a>&nbsp;&mdash; Mark V. Tushnet, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195093143/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0195093143&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Making Constitutional Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1961-1991</a>&nbsp;&mdash; Mark V. Tushnet, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195084128/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0195084128&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1936-1961</a>&nbsp;&mdash; Gilbert King, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061792268/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0061792268&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Thurgood Marshall Jr. (b. 1956)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/fc-lived.html">Falls Church</a>, Va. Born in New York City (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ZZ-born.html">unknown county</a>), N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1956/index.html">1956</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/VA.html">1996</a>; assistant to Pres. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clinton.html#673.06.95">Bill Clinton</a>, 1997-2001. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/asian-pacific.html">Filipino</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>. Still living as of 2007. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#766.61.51">Thurgood Marshall</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#679.34.94">Cecilia Marshall</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2008/04-25.html">April 25, 2008</a>, to Teddi Levy.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/14217.html">Marshall family</a> of New York City, New York.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurgood Marshall, Jr.">Wikipedia article</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/725/000126347">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Sharon McPhail (born c.1950)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Cambridge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-born.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass., about 1950. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/detroit.html">mayor of Detroit, Mich.</a>, 1993, 2005 (primary), 2009 (primary); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 13th District, 2022. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Still living as of 2022. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon McPhail">Wikipedia article</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=81656">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Henry M. Michaux Jr. (b. 1930)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/DU-lived.html">Durham County</a>, N.C. Born in Durham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/DU-born.html">Durham County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/09-04.html">September 4, 1930</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate</a> business; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a>, 1973-77, 1985-; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina</a>, 1977-81. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">African Methodist Episcopal</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>National Bar Association</b>. Still living as of 2005. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Henry McKinley Michaux, Sr. and Isadore (Coates) Michaux.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>John J. Miller (1932-1985)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Berkeley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/07-28.html">July 28, 1932</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a>, 1967-78 (17th District 1967-74, 13th District 1975-78); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/CA.html">1972</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, California Court of Appeal</a> 1st District, 1978-85. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nat-lawyers-guild.html">National Lawyers Guild</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-acad-pol-soc-sci.html">American Academy of Political and Social Science</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/diabetes.html">diabetes</a>, on <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1985/02-16.html">February 16, 1985</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/52.html">52 years, 203 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Gerald A. Neal (b. 1945)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/09-22.html">September 22, 1945</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/stsen.html">Kentucky state senate</a> 33rd District, 1989-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/KY.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/KY.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/urban-league.html">Urban League</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Leah Ward Sears (b. 1955)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; Born in Heidelberg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GR-born.html">Germany</a>, of American parents, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/06-13.html">June 13, 1955</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/spju.html">justice of Georgia state supreme court</a>, 1992-2005; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court</a>, 2005-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-kappa-alpha.html">Alpha Kappa Alpha</a>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of Thomas E. Sears and Onnye Jean Sears.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah Ward Sears">Wikipedia article</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/949/000167448">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Virgil C. Smith Jr. (b. 1947)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/07-04.html">July 4, 1947</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 10th District, 1977-88; defeated in primary, 1970 (13th District), 1972 (10th District); resigned 1988; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 2nd District, 1988-; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit; elected 2012. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">African Methodist Episcopal</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-alpha-psi.html">Kappa Alpha Psi</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Cynthia Diane Stephens</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1985-2008; appointed 1985; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals</a> 1st District, 2008-; appointed 2008. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">United Church of Christ</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>. Still living as of 2013. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Sylvester Turner (b. 1954)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Houston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/HR-lived.html">Harris County</a>, Tex. Born in Houston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/HR-born.html">Harris County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/09-27.html">September 27, 1954</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 139th District, 1989-2016; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/houston.html">mayor of Houston, Tex.</a>, 2016-; defeated, 1991, 2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/TX.html">1996</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/TX.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/TX.html">2004</a>; member, Platform Committee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/committees.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-phi-alpha.html">Alpha Phi Alpha</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>. Still living as of 2018. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester Turner">Wikipedia article</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=5894">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Myron H. Wahls (b. 1921)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/12-11.html">December 11, 1921</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/attygn.html">Michigan state attorney general</a>, 1974; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals</a> 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-assoc-justice.html">Association of Trial Lawyers of America</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aclu.html">American Civil Liberties Union</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>John E. Wallace Jr. (b. 1942)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Sewell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/GL-lived.html">Gloucester County</a>, N.J. Born in Pitman, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/GL-born.html">Gloucester County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/03-13.html">March 13, 1942</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1984-2003; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/spaj.html">associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court</a>, 2003-10. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-epsilon-pi.html">Alpha Epsilon Pi</a>. Still living as of 2015. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John E. Wallace, Jr.">Wikipedia article</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Harold Washington (1922-1987)</b>&nbsp;&mdash; of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/04-15.html">April 15, 1922</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sthse.html">Illinois state house of representatives</a>, 1965; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/stsen.html">Illinois state senate</a>, 1977; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 1st District, 1981-83; resigned 1983; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/chicago.html">mayor of Chicago, Ill.</a>, 1983-87; defeated in primary, 1977; died in office 1987. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <b>National Bar Association</b>. Died in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-died.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1987/11-25.html">November 25, 1987</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 224 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-buried.html#cms00626">Oak Woods Cemetery</a>, Chicago, Ill. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;">The Harold Washington <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-libraries.html">Public Library</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-names.html">Chicago, Illinois</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000180">congressional biography</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411353">Govtrack.us page</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/929/000055764">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Books about Harold Washington:</i> Paul Kleppner, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0875805329/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0875805329&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Chicago Divided : The Making of a Black Mayor</a>&nbsp;&mdash; Melvin G. Holli, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080287052X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=080287052X&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Bashing Chicago Traditions : Harold Washington's Last Campaign, Chicago, 1987</a>&nbsp;&mdash; Dempsey J. Travis, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0941484084/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0941484084&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Harold, the People's Mayor : The Authorized Biography of Mayor Harold Washington</a>&nbsp;&mdash; Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0914091409/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0914091409&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Harold Washington: A political biography</a>&nbsp;&mdash; Alton Miller, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0933893973/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0933893973&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Harold Washington: The Mayor, the Man</a>&nbsp;&mdash; Naurice Roberts, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0516036572/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0516036572&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Harold Washington : Mayor With A Vison</a> (for young readers)</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. 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