1931 - 2013
Cardiss Collins Politician
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Birthday |
24th September, 1931
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Birthplace |
St. Louis, Missouri
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Died |
2nd February, 2013
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Place of Death |
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery
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Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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Occupation |
Politician
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Cardiss Hortense Collins (née Robertson; September 24, 1931 – February 3, 2013) was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the fourth African-American woman in Congress and the first to represent the Midwest. Collins was elected to Congress in the June 5, 1973 special election to replace her husband, George, who had died in the December 8, 1972 United Airlines Flight 553 plane crash a month after being elected to a second term. The seat had been renumbered and combined from the 6th district to the 7th, and had been redrawn to include the Loop. She had previously worked as an accountant in various state government positions.
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