Benjamin Pelham
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| Born | February 7, 1862 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | 1948 (aged 85–86) |
| Other names | B.B. Pelham, Benj. B. Pelham, Ben Pelham |
| Occupations | Lawyer, accountant, political organizer, journalist, newspaper publisher |
| Relatives | Robert Pelham Jr. (brother), Meta E. Pelham (sister) |
Benjamin Burnside Pelham (1862–1948) was an American lawyer, accountant, political organizer, journalist, and newspaper publisher.[1][2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Benjamin 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]
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- 1862 births
- 1948 deaths
- County officials in Michigan
- Editors of Michigan newspapers
- African-American people in Michigan politics
- Politicians from Detroit
- 20th-century American newspaper publishers (people)
- 19th-century American newspaper editors
- 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people)
- 20th-century American newspaper editors
- Lawyers from Detroit
- 20th-century American politicians
- African-American journalists
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