Freeman Hankins

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Freeman Hankins
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1988
Preceded byCharles R. Weiner
Succeeded byChaka Fattah
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Philadelphia County district
In office
January 1, 1961 – November 30, 1968
Personal details
BornSeptember 30, 1917
Brunswick, Georgia, U.S.
DiedDecember 31, 1988(1988-12-31) (aged 71)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materDolan's College of Embalming
Military service
Branch/service United States Army

Freeman Hankins (September 30, 1917 – December 31, 1988) was an American politician and funeral director who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 7th district from 1969 to 1988.[1] He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Philadelphia county from 1961 to 1968.[2]

Early life and education[]

Hankins was born in Brunswick, Georgia to Oliver and Anna Pyles Hankins. He was African-American. He attended the Friendship School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Selden Institute, and Temple University. He graduated from Dolan's College of Embalming in 1945.

Career[]

Hankins served in the Medical Corps from 1944 to 1947 and began a career as a funeral director.[3]

He served on the Democratic Committee of Philadelphia's 6th ward and as vice-chairman of Philadelphia's Democratic Committee. He served as a trustee of Lincoln University and the Stephen Smith Geriatric Center.[4]

He died at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in 1988[5][6] and is interred at the Fernwood Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "H"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members "H"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Freeman Hankins Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. ^ Black Legislators in Pennsylvania's History 1911-2010 (PDF). p. 29. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1987-1988" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  6. ^ http://articles.philly.com/1989-01-02/news/26125265_1_pennsylvania-senate-state-senate-seat-politics
  7. ^ "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - FREEMAN HANKINS Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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