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Carl B. Stokes

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Carl B. Stokes

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
3 Apr 1996 (aged 68)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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US Diplomat, Cleveland Mayor. He was the first African-American Mayor of a major US city. Following service in the Army, he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for three terms before serving as mayor of Cleveland from 1968 to 1971. Afterward he became the first African-American TV news anchorman in New York City. President Bill Clinton appointed Stokes US Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles and he served in that capacity from 1994 to 1995. He died of esophageal cancer.
US Diplomat, Cleveland Mayor. He was the first African-American Mayor of a major US city. Following service in the Army, he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for three terms before serving as mayor of Cleveland from 1968 to 1971. Afterward he became the first African-American TV news anchorman in New York City. President Bill Clinton appointed Stokes US Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles and he served in that capacity from 1994 to 1995. He died of esophageal cancer.

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HE FOUGHT. NEVER GAVE UP. MAY NOT HAVE WON. BUT FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT.

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  • Added: Jun 17, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3091/carl_b-stokes: accessed ), memorial page for Carl B. Stokes (21 Jun 1927–3 Apr 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3091, citing Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.