Percy Sutton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Percy Sutton

New York politician

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1920

Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 26-Dec-2009

Profession: lawyer, politician, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Percy Ellis Sutton (November 24, 1920 – December 26, 2009) was a prominent black American political and business leader.
An activist in the Civil Rights Movement and lawyer, he was also a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X.
He was the highest-ranking African-American elected official in New York City when he was Manhattan borough president from 1966 to 1977, the longest tenure at that position.
He later became an entrepreneur whose investments included the New York Amsterdam News and the Apollo Theater in Harlem.