Edward Richard Dudley

Edward R. Dudley
Borough President of Manhattan
In office
January 31, 1961 – January 4, 1965
Preceded byHulan E. Jack
Succeeded byConstance Baker Motley
United States Ambassador to Liberia
In office
May 6, 1949 – June 15, 1953
PresidentHarry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded byHimself (as Minister)
Succeeded byJesse D. Locker
United States Minister to Liberia
In office
October 18, 1948 – March 2, 1949
PresidentHarry Truman
Preceded byRaphael O'Hara Lanier
Succeeded byHimself (as Ambassador)
Personal details
Born
Edward Richard Dudley

(1911-03-11)March 11, 1911
South Boston, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 8, 2005(2005-02-08) (aged 93)
New York, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRae Oley
Children1
EducationJohnson C. Smith University (B.S.)
Howard University
St. John's University School of Law (LL.B.)

Edward Richard Dudley (March 11, 1911 – February 8, 2005) was an American lawyer, judge, civil rights activist and the first African-American to hold the rank of Ambassador of the United States, as ambassador to Liberia from 1949 to 1953.[1]

  1. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (February 11, 2005). "Edward R. Dudley, 93, Civil Rights Advocate and Judge, Dies". The New York Times. p. C 14. Retrieved February 15, 2021.