John Stroger, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Stroger
politician
Date of Birth: 19-May-1929
Date of Death: 18-Jan-2008
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John Stroger
- John H.
- Stroger, Jr.
- (May 19, 1929 – January 18, 2008) 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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