Papers, 1909-1965.

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Papers, 1909-1965.

Correspondence, biography, addresses, scrapbooks, certificates, awards, and photos, relating to Mahoney and his career as lawyer and founder and president of Great Lakes Insurance Company, Detroit, Mich., and his unsuccessful bids for political office.

3 boxes and 5 scrapbooks.

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Mahoney, Charles H., 1886-1966

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Charles H. Mahoney, Detroit attorney and businessman, was the first African-American to serve as U.S. delegate to the United Nations, having been appointed in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower. Born in Decatur, Michigan in 1886 to Barney and Viora Simpson Mahoney, Charles finished his early education at Decatur. He attended Olivet College, distinguishing himself as an orator and an athlete. He later attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn, before entering the University of Michigan Law Sch...

Great Lakes Insurance Company

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