Stokes, Carl

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Name (Latin)
Stokes, Carl
Date of birth
1927-06-21
Date of death
1996-04-03
Occupation
African American mayors
municipal judge
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 79496871
Wikidata: Q5040847
Library of congress: n 50010408
Sources of Information
  • English Wikipedia website, viewed July 8, 2014(Carl Burton Stokes (June 21, 1927-April 3, 1996) was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as the 51st mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Elected on Nov. 7, 1967, but taking office on Jan. 1, 1968, he was the first black mayor of a major U.S. city. Fellow Ohioan Robert C. Henry was the first black mayor of any U.S. city (Springfield, elected 1966); Born: Carl Burton Stokes, June 21, 1927, Cleveland, Ohio; Died: Apr. 3, 1996 (aged 68), Cleveland, Ohio)
  • Weinberg, K. G. Black victory ... 1968.
  • His Promises of power, c1989:t.p. (Carl B. Stokes) p. 22, etc. (b. 6-21-27; former mayor, now municipal judge, Cleveland)