Walter G. Alexander | |
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Born | Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. | December 3, 1880
Died | February 5, 1953 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | physician and politician |
Known for | first African American to serve in the New Jersey Legislature |
Political party | Republican |
Other political affiliations | Progressive (1912) |
Walter Gilbert Alexander I (December 3, 1880 – February 5, 1953) was an American physician and Republican politician from New Jersey. He was president of the National Medical Association and the first African American to serve in the New Jersey Legislature.