Legislator Details


Charles M. Diggs
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Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 55

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 9/13/1899
City: Winston Salem, NC
County: Forsyth County, NC
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 11/9/1959
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Marital Information:
married, Mary Hawkins of Detroit, children: Charlotte E. Griffin, Macie Jackson.

Number of Children: 2

Background

Religion: Baptist
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Occupation: minister, grocer
Race: African American or Negro or Black

Education:
attended Slater State Normal College, Winston Salem and Boyin Theological Institute, Boykin, Virginia.

Biographical Sketch:
member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 9th District, 1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1958 (Wayne County 9th District). Black. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1959. Burial location unknown. was a real estate dealer served as a pastor and evangelist of the United Church of America; was vice chairman of the First Congressional District; member of thr Masons, Michigan Federated Democriatic Club and St. Aubin Civic League.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Sixty-Ninth Legislature, 1957-1958
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Liquor Control , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , State Prisons
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 9
District Description: City of Detroit wards 7 and 11 and all that part of ward 9 lying south of the city of Hamtramck and all of that part of ward 13 lying south of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Date Elected: 11/6/1956
Date Sworn In: 1/9/1957
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Sixty-Eighth Legislature, 1955-1956
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Conservation, Revision and Amendment of the Statutes , State Prisons
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 9
District Description: City of Detroit wards 7 and 11 and all that part of ward 9 lying south of the city of Hamtramck and all of that part of ward 13 lyinf south of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Date Elected: 11/2/1954
Date Sworn In: 1/12/1955
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
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Bibliography:

Manual 1955 p.193; Manual 1957 p.191; PolGryd; 1959 HJ p.2358, HR96
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