Lee Swinton
Lee Swinton | |
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Member of the Missouri Senate from the district | |
Lee Vertis Swinton (August 9, 1922 - July 9, 1994)[1] was an American politician who became the first African-American to serve in the Missouri Senate from the Kansas City area. He was a Democrat.[2] He was a former Kansas City NAACP president.[3]
Sources[]
- ^ "Candidate Details". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Missouri State Archives Finding Aid 552.17: Legislator Papers Mary L. Gant, 1967-1981" (PDF). sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ Simeon Booker (Nov 13, 1980). Ticker Tape U.S.A. Jet magazine.
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- 1922 births
- 1994 deaths
- Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri
- African-American state legislators in Missouri
- Missouri Democrats
- Missouri state senators
- 20th-century American politicians
- NAACP activists
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- Missouri politician stubs