James H. McGee, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

James H. McGee

American politician

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1918

Date of Death: 04-Mar-2006

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About James H. McGee

  • James H.
  • "Jim" McGee (November 8, 1918 – March 4, 2006) 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 in 1948.
  • McGee, the 23rd President of the Dayton Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 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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