Mahoney, Charles H.

1887

Decatur, Michigan

Distinguished Detroit attorney, associate council to Clarence Darrow during the famous Ossian Sweet case
Became first African American delegate to United Nations
First African-American to be appointed to Detroit City Planning Commission, 1918
President of The Great Lakes Mutual Life Insurance Company for 30 years and was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors
First African-American to become one of the organizers and a member of the Board of of Public Bank, 1955
First African-American to be appointed to the Michigan Labor Commision and the Wayne County Board of Supervisors
Five colleges conferred Doctor of Law Degress upon Mahoney: Central State College, Great Lakes College, Olivet, Virginia Union, and Wayne State University

Decatur High School, Michigan
First African-American to enter Olivet College
Fisk University, Nashville,Tennessee
University of Michigan Law School, 1911

Mahoney had tried unsuccessfully three times for public office, once for Common Council and twice on the Republican ticket. He was nominated each time in the Congressonial race, but lost in the final election

Attorney
Delegate to UN