Chester K. Gillespie (1897–1985) was a lawyer and politician who worked for civil rights in Cleveland, Ohio. [1]
Gillespie was born in Home City, Ohio [2] to Warren and Lulu Trail Gillespie. He graduated from Ohio State University and then from Baldwin-Wallace College Law School in 1920. He served three terms in the Ohio General Assembly in 1933–34, 1939–40, and 1943–44. He was a Republican. [3]
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. [2] He and fellow attorney Clayborne George were denied office space in buildings in downtown Cleveland because they were African American. [4]
Gillespie served as president of the Cleveland Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1936 and 1937. [4]
Chester K. Gillespie (1897–1985) was a lawyer and politician who worked for civil rights in Cleveland, Ohio. [1]
Gillespie was born in Home City, Ohio [2] to Warren and Lulu Trail Gillespie. He graduated from Ohio State University and then from Baldwin-Wallace College Law School in 1920. He served three terms in the Ohio General Assembly in 1933–34, 1939–40, and 1943–44. He was a Republican. [3]
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. [2] He and fellow attorney Clayborne George were denied office space in buildings in downtown Cleveland because they were African American. [4]
Gillespie served as president of the Cleveland Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1936 and 1937. [4]