Thomas, John W. E. 1847-1899
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Name (Latin)
Thomas, John W. E. 1847-1899
Date of birth
1847-05-01
Date of death
1899-12-18
Gender
male
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- From slave to state legislator, c2012:ECIP t.p. (John W.E. Thomas) galley (John William Edinburgh Thomas; b. 1847 in Alabama; d. Dec. 18, 1899; first African American state legislator in Illinois)
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John W. E. Thomas
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John William Edinburgh Thomas (May 1, 1847 – December 18, 1899) was an American businessman, educator, and Illinois politician. Born into slavery in Alabama, he moved to Chicago after the Civil War, where he became a prominent community leader. In 1876 he became the first African American elected to the Illinois General Assembly. Thomas was instrumental in passage of Illinois' first anti-discrimination in public accommodations law, which he introduced in 1885.
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