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John Lavery was born in inner North Belfast, on 20 March 1856 and baptised at St Patrick's Church, Belfast.While still a child, he moved to Scotland where he attended Haldane Academy in Glasgow in the 1870s. [1]
Cecil A. Partee: [63] First African American male to serve as the State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois; James K. Chelos: [10] [11] First Greek American male elected as a judge in Cook County, Illinois (1952) James Benton Parsons (1949): [36] [37] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois ...
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Under the Constitution of Illinois, the attorney general is the state's chief legal officer, and has the powers and duties prescribed by law.The attorney general's duties include advocating for the people of Illinois, working with the General Assembly to push for new legislation, and litigating to ensure that state laws are followed. [3]
Attorney who fought against Jim Crow laws Barbara Jordan (1936–1996) [10] First African American Congresswoman from a southern state; while on House Judiciary Committee was influential in impeachment of Richard Nixon: Wade H. McCree (1920–1987) [11] Second African American (following Thurgood Marshall) to serve as Solicitor General of the ...
The 'Fairy Fountain' at the exhibition, by John Lavery. The International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry was the first of 4 international exhibitions held in Glasgow, Scotland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It took place at Kelvingrove Park between May and November 1888. [1]
This was also the political ward which launched the political career of President Harry S. Truman, in 1922, whose Attorney General in the Truman administration, Tom C. Clark, set free on parole the incarcerated Outfit higher-ups who perpetrated the extortion of Hollywood celebrities and movie studio owners in the 1930s and early 1940s. [142] [143]