James H. McGee
Male, Deceased Person
1918 – 2006
Who was James H. McGee?
James H. "Jim" McGee was an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party.
McGee was born in West Virginia and attended Wilberforce University. After serving in the United States Army, he received a law degree from Ohio State University. McGee, a member of the NAACP, was involved as a lawyer in several civil rights cases in the 1960s. He served as a city commissioner and mayor of Dayton, Ohio. He was the first African-American mayor of Dayton and its longest-tenured mayor to date.
He was a Prince Hall Freemason, holding membership in Ancient Square Lodge No. 40 of Dayton, Ohio, and was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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- Born
- Nov 8, 1918
- Education
- Ohio State University
- Wilberforce University
- Lived in
- Dayton
- West Virginia
- Died
- Mar 4, 2006
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on July 23, 2013
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