Stewart A. Calhoun

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Stewart A. Calhoun (1897-1965) was a lawyer, prosecutor, and politician in West Virginia. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1950 and 1952. He was a Republican.

He was born in Keystone, West Virginia. His father A. L. Calhoun ran a poolroom. [1]

He was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. [2] He was one of several African Americans to represent McDowell County in the West Virginia House of Delegates. [3]

In February 1965, he was interviewed about his support for John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Trotter, Joe William (1990). Coal, Class, and Color: Blacks in Southern West Virginia, 1915-32. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   978-0-252-06119-6.
  2. ↑ https://archive.wvculture.org/history/1960presidentialcampaign/jfklibrary/calhounstewart.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. ↑ Walton, Hanes; Puckett, Sherman C.; Deskins, Donald R. (May 1, 2012). The African American Electorate: A Statistical History. CQ Press. ISBN   978-1-4522-3438-0 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Calhoun, Stewart A.: Oral History Interview - JFK #1, 2/20/1965 | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org.
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