Gilbert W. Lindsay
Politician, Deceased Person
1900 – 1990
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Who was Gilbert W. Lindsay?
Gilbert W. Lindsay, also known as Gil Lindsay, was a Los Angeles, California, politician who worked his way up from City Hall janitor to become the city's first black City Council member and one of its most powerful elected officials. He helped fashion downtown Los Angeles into a major metropolitan center but was accused of turning his back on the people in his district who elected him to 27 years on the city's governing body.
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- Born
- Nov 29, 1900
United States of America - Also known as
- Gilbert Lindsay
- Gilbert Lindsey
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 28, 1990
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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