Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 - August 18, 2015) is an American lawyer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives - representing the eastern side of Cleveland - and was the first black congressman to be elected in the state of Ohio. He was one of the Cold War-era presidents of the House Intelligence Committee, chairing the Congressional Black Caucus, and was the first black person in the House Unification Committee.
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Stokes was born in Cleveland, Ohio, son of Louise (nÃÆ' Â © e Stone) and Charles Stokes. He and his brother, politician Carl B. Stokes, live in one of the first federal government-funded housing projects, Outhwaite Homes. Stokes attended High School and then served in the US Army from 1943-46. After attending Western Reserve University and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at G.I. Bill, Stokes began practicing law in Cleveland in 1953. He put forward the case of "stop and friction" from Terry v. Ohio before the United States Supreme Court in 1968. Then in 1968, he was elected to the House, representing District 21 Ohio on East Side Cleveland. He moved to the newly created 11th District, covering much of the same territory after redistricting 1992. Stokes served 30 years in total, retired in 1999.
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Careers
Stokes' tenure period in the House of Representatives includes service at the House of Representatives Allocation Committee, where he is influential in generating income to Cleveland. He is very interested in veterans' issues and gets funding for health care facilities for veterans in Cleveland.
In the 1970s, Stokes served as Chairman of the Select Committee on Assassination, accused of investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. He served on the House Committee investigating Iran-Contra Cheating As Chairman of the House Ethics Committee, Stokes oversaw the committee's investigation of a corruption scandal known as ABSCAM in 1979-1980, leading eventually to the confidence of one senator and six members of the House. In remembrance of Stokes, US Attorney Steven Dettelbach said: "We are in the midst of... a big corruption scandal, and public service takes a public beating.But Lou Stokes is there as a beacon that shines in integrity, excellence and most important of all to us, justice. "
In 1992, Stokes ran for president as Ohio's favorite son, won delegates from his home district of Ohio, and later, in a small Democratic drama convention, refused to release the delegation until Clinton's campaign officially asked them.
Following his time at the Congress, Stokes became a Distinguished Guest Professor at Jack's Applied Social Sciences School, Joseph and Morton Mandel at Case Western Reserve University. He actively served in this role until his death.
Personal life
Princess Stokes, Angela, serves as a Cleveland District Court judge while another, Lori, is Co-anchor of Good Day New York WNYW Fox 5. Her son, Chuck, is also a journalist with WXYZ-TV in Detroit. Brother Stokes, Carl B. Stokes, was the first African American mayor of a major American city. Stokes is a funk cousin and R & amp; B Rick James.
Stokes is a Prince Hall Freemason, and a member of the Cleveland Alumni chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Next life and death
Stokes retires in 2012 as Senior Adviser at Squire law firm, Sanders & amp; Dempsey, with offices in Cleveland and Washington.
On July 20, 2015, it was reported that Stokes suffered from brain cancer and lung cancer. He died on August 18, 2015 at his home in Cleveland due to illness at age 90.
Legacy
The Metropolitan Cuyahoga Metropolitan Authority opened Louis Stokes Museum on 13 September 2007. The museum stores Stokes memorabilia, video interviews, misc. recorded videos, awards, and written history of Stokes and its rise to prominence. The museum is located at Outhwaite Homes, 4302 Quincy Avenue.
From 2006-08, the Western Reserve Historical Society opened an exhibition on the life of the Stokes Congress and his brother entitled "Carl and Louis Stokes: From Project to Politics". The exhibit uses photographs, manuscripts, and personal items to showcase Louis Stokes' resurrection from Outhwaite homes, his legal career, and his congressional services. The former congressman was inducted into the Karamu House Hall of Fame in 2007 for his contribution to the continued legacy of the Cleveland home and residential theater.
Many buildings across the country have been named in Stokes honor including: Howard University medical library, expansion of the main building of the Cleveland Public Library, and Windermere GCRTA station of Louis Stokes Station in Windermere. Veterans Hospitals in the greater Cleveland area were renamed Veterans Medical Center Louis Stokes Cleveland Medical Center. Building 50 on the campus National Institutes of Health is named after Louis Stokes Laboratory.
See also
- List of US-American Representatives of the United States
- List of Cleveland-Marshall Law Faculty alumni
References
External links
- United States Congress. "Louis Stokes (id: S000948)". Directory of Biographies of the United States Congress .
- History.house.gov
- the Western Reserve Historical Society's website on Louis and Carl Stokes's life
- Collections
- Stokes: An American Dream on the PBS World channel
- Appearance in C-SPAN
- Louis Stokes in Finding the Mausoleum
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