Benjamin Burnside Pelham (1862–1948) was an American lawyer, accountant, political organizer, journalist, and newspaper publisher.[1][2]
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| Born | February 7, 1862 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | 1948 |
| Other names | B.B. Pelham, Benj. B. Pelham, Ben Pelham |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, accountant, political organizer, journalist, newspaper publisher |
| Relatives | Robert Pelham Jr. (brother), Meta E. Pelham (sister) |
Biography
editBenjamin Burnside Pelham was born on February 7, 1862, in Detroit, Michigan.[3] He attended Everett School in Detroit, followed by Detroit High School.[3]
He was a journalist and edited the newspapers The Venture and Detroit Plaindealer.[2][3] He served as president of the county's Board of Supervisors and was one of the most powerful African American politicians in the United States during the early 1900s.[4] Aris A. Mallas wrote Forty Years in Politics - The Story of Ben Pelham (Wayne State University Press, 1957) about him.[5]
References
edit- ^ Bradley, Jonathan (December 30, 2010). "Benjamin Pelham (1862-1948) •".
- ^ a b "Benjamin Burnside Pelham". Digital Collections Detroit Public Library (DPL DAMS).
- ^ a b c Penn, Irvine Garland (1891). The Afro-American Press and Its Editors. Willey & Company. pp. 161–162. ISBN 978-0-598-58268-3.
- ^ Farley, Reynolds; Danziger, Sheldon; Holzer, Harry J. (May 25, 2000). Detroit Divided. Russell Sage Foundation. ISBN 9781610441988 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Forty years in politics; the story of Ben Pelham., by Aris A. Mallas | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
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