John Conyers

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John Conyers was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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instanceOf American politician
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
awardReceived Spingarn Medal NERFINISHED
birthDate 1929-05-16
birthPlace Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflict Korean War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2019-10-27
deathPlace Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
educatedAt Wayne State University NERFINISHED
Wayne State University Law School NERFINISHED
endTime 2017-12-05
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Conyers NERFINISHED
founderOf Congressional Black Caucus NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
ideology liberalism
memberOf Congressional Black Caucus NERFINISHED
United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Army
movement American civil rights movement
surface form: civil rights movement
notableFor founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus
longest-serving African-American member of Congress at the time of his retirement
notableWork co-sponsorship of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
introduction of H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 enforcement
numberOfChildren 2
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEndForU.S.RepresentativeFromMichigan 2017-12-05
officeStartForU.S.RepresentativeFromMichigan 1965-01-03
positionHeld Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
Dean of the United States House of Representatives
U.S. Representative from Michigan NERFINISHED
United States representative NERFINISHED
religion Baptist
represented Michigan's 13th congressional district NERFINISHED
Michigan's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED
residence Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Monica Conyers NERFINISHED
startTime 1965-01-03
stateRepresented Michigan NERFINISHED

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Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States notableBurial John Conyers
subject surface form: Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)
Shepard–Byrd Act sponsoredBy John Conyers
NVRA sponsoredBy John Conyers