Matthew Ricketts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMatthew Ricketts
American politician
Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1858
Place of Birth: Henry County, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1917
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Matthew Ricketts
- Matthew Oliver Ricketts (April 3, 1858 – 1917) was an American politician and physician.
- He was the first African-American member of the Nebraska Legislature, where he served two terms in the Nebraska House of Representatives (the lower house of what was then a bicameral legislature).
- He was also the first African American to graduate from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha.
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