Elna Spaulding | |
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Member of the Durham County Board of Commissioners | |
In office 1974–1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Elna Virginia Bridgeforth January 23, 1909 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | January 7, 2007 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 97)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Asa T. Spaulding
(m. 1933; died 1990) |
Children | 4, including Kenneth |
Parents |
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Education | Talladega College (MusB) |
Elna Virginia Bridgeforth Spaulding (née Bridgeforth; January 23, 1909 – January 7, 2007) was an American civic leader and politician. She served on the Board of Commissioners for Durham County from 1974 to 1984, the first African American woman to do so.