John Stroger
Politician, Deceased Person
1929 – 2008
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Who was John Stroger?
John H. Stroger, Jr. was an American politician who served from 1994 until 2006 as the first African-American president of the Cook County, Illinois Board of Commissioners. Stroger was a member of the Democratic Party. He was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and from 1992 to 1993 served as president of the National Association of Counties. Cook County's Stroger Hospital was renamed in his honor.
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- Born
- May 19, 1929
Helena - Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Chicago
- Died
- Jan 18, 2008
Chicago
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on July 23, 2013
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