Stewart A. Calhoun
Stewart A. Calhoun (1897-1965) was a lawyer, prosecutor, and politician in West Virginia. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1950 and 1952. He was a Republican.
He was born in Keystone, West Virginia. His father A. L. Calhoun ran a poolroom.[1]
He was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.[2] He was one of several African Americans to represent McDowell County in the West Virginia House of Delegates.[3]
In February 1965, he was interviewed about his support for John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Trotter, Joe William (1990). Coal, Class, and Color: Blacks in Southern West Virginia, 1915-32. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-06119-6.
- ^ https://archive.wvculture.org/history/1960presidentialcampaign/jfklibrary/calhounstewart.pdf
- ^ Walton, Hanes; Puckett, Sherman C.; Deskins, Donald R. (May 1, 2012). The African American Electorate: A Statistical History. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4522-3438-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Calhoun, Stewart A.: Oral History Interview - JFK #1, 2/20/1965 | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org.