Mitchell Melton

Mitchell Wesley Melton
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 196th district
In office
January 7, 1969 – November 30, 1972
Preceded byDistrict Created
Succeeded byCharles Hammock
Personal details
Born(1943-04-06)April 6, 1943
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 11, 2013(2013-03-11) (aged 69)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PartyDemocratic
SpouseEvelyn J. Melton
ChildrenTyrone Eugene Melton, Donna Marie Melton and Kevin Mitch Melton
Alma materAntioch Graduate School of Education M.Ed. 1978
OccupationCourt Crier, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court

Mitchell Wesley Melton (April 6, 1943 – March 11, 2013) was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was the founder, organizer and original spokesman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, founded in 1969.

Melton died after a short battle with prostate cancer on March 11, 2013.

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