Joe Lang Kershaw
Politician
1911 – 1999
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Who was Joe Lang Kershaw?
Joe Lang Kershaw, Sr. was an American politician, civics teacher, and a graduate of Florida A&M University. The first African-American legislator in the state of Florida after Reconstruction, he was elected in November 1968 to serve in the Florida House of Representatives for Dade County, which he went on to do for 14 years, until 1982. He died of congestive heart failure at a hospital in 1999. His son, Joe Lang Kershaw, Jr. also served in the House of Representatives.
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- Born
- Jun 27, 1911
Live Oak - Also known as
- Joe Lang Kershaw, Sr.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Florida A&M University
- Died
- Nov 7, 1999
Miami
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on July 23, 2013
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