Arthur W. Mitchell
American politician
Died when: 84 years 139 days (1012 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Arthur Wergs Mitchell, Sr. (December 22, 1883 – May 9, 1968), was a U.S.Representative from Illinois.For his entire congressional career from 1935 to 1943, he was the only African American in Congress.
Mitchell was the first African American to be elected to the United States Congress as a Democrat—he defeated and succeeded Oscar De Priest, a Republican.
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