Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the House Ethics Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Julian Dixon |
| Succeeded by | Jim McDermott |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Julian C. Dixon |
| Chair of the House Intelligence Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Beilenson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Vanik |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Tubbs Jones |
| Constituency | 21st district (1969–1993) 11th district (1993–1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1925 |
| Died | August 18, 2015 (aged 90) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jay Stokes |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Carl Stokes (brother) |
| Education | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland State University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 – August 18, 2015) was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives – representing the east side of Cleveland – and was the first African American congressman elected in the state of Ohio. He was one of the Cold War era chairmen of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, headed the Congressional Black Caucus, and was the first African American on the United States House Committee on Appropriations.