Mitchell Melton

Mitchell Wesley Melton
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 196th district
In office
January 7, 1969 – November 30, 1972
Preceded byDistrict Created
Succeeded byCharles Hammock
Personal details
Born(1943-04-06)April 6, 1943
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 11, 2013(2013-03-11) (aged 69)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEvelyn J. Melton[citation needed]
ChildrenTyrone Eugene Melton, Donna Marie Melton and Kevin Mitch Melton[citation needed]
Residence(s)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alma materAntioch Graduate School of Education M.Ed. 1978[citation needed]
OccupationCourt Crier, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court[citation needed]

Mitchell Wesley Melton (April 6, 1943 – March 11, 2013) was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1] He was the founder, organizer and original spokesman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, founded in 1969.

Melton died after a short battle with prostate cancer on March 11, 2013.[2]

  1. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Cook, Bonnie L. "Former state Rep. Mitchell Melton dead at 69". Philly.com. Retrieved March 17, 2013.