Benjamin Burnside Pelham | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Born | February 7, 1862 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | 1948 |
Other names | B.B. Pelham, Benj. B. Pelham, Ben Pelham |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, accountant, political organizer, journalist, newspaper publisher |
Relatives |
Robert Pelham Jr. (brother), Meta E. Pelham (sister) |
Benjamin Burnside Pelham (1862–1948) was an American lawyer, accountant, political organizer, journalist, and newspaper publisher. [1] [2]
Benjamin Burnside Pelham was born on February 7, 1862, in Detroit, Michigan. [3] He attended Everett School in Detroit, followed by Detroit High School. [3]
He was a journalist and edited the newspapers The Venture and Detroit Plaindealer. [2] [3] He served as president of the county's Board of Supervisors and was one of the most powerful African American politicians in the United States during the early 1900s. [4] Aris A. Mallas wrote Forty Years in Politics - The Story of Ben Pelham ( Wayne State University Press, 1957) about him. [5]
Benjamin Burnside Pelham | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Born | February 7, 1862 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | 1948 |
Other names | B.B. Pelham, Benj. B. Pelham, Ben Pelham |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, accountant, political organizer, journalist, newspaper publisher |
Relatives |
Robert Pelham Jr. (brother), Meta E. Pelham (sister) |
Benjamin Burnside Pelham (1862–1948) was an American lawyer, accountant, political organizer, journalist, and newspaper publisher. [1] [2]
Benjamin Burnside Pelham was born on February 7, 1862, in Detroit, Michigan. [3] He attended Everett School in Detroit, followed by Detroit High School. [3]
He was a journalist and edited the newspapers The Venture and Detroit Plaindealer. [2] [3] He served as president of the county's Board of Supervisors and was one of the most powerful African American politicians in the United States during the early 1900s. [4] Aris A. Mallas wrote Forty Years in Politics - The Story of Ben Pelham ( Wayne State University Press, 1957) about him. [5]