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'''Jesse Dwight Locker''' (May 31, 1891, [[College Hill, Cincinnati]] – April 10, 1955, [[Monrovia, Liberia]]) was an attorney, politician and, when he was appointed the American ambassador to [[Liberia]],<ref name="Africa">{{cite web |title=FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1952–1954, AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA, VOLUME XI, PART 1 |url=https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54v11p1/persons |website=Office of the Historian |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> the second African American appointed as ambassador.<ref name="BP">{{cite web |last1=McLellan |first1=Carlton |title=JESSIE DWIGHT LOCKER (1891-1955) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/locker-jessie-dwight-1891-1955/ |website=BlackPast |date=April 2015 |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> His father, Laban Locker, was the first black minister in Ohio to be ordained in the Christian Church. Jesse graduated valedictorian of his class at College Hill High School and graduated from [[Howard University]] with a law degree in 1945. He returned to Cincinnati and spent 35 years practicing law. He was elected to the [[Cincinnati City Council]], on the Republican ticket, in 1941, serving almost 12 years. He was the first African American elected to the council. In 1951, Locker was elected its president. Locker also was president of the segregated Hamilton County Bar Association for Negro Lawyers.<ref name="BP" />
'''Jesse Dwight Locker''' (May 31, 1891, [[College Hill, Cincinnati]] – April 10, 1955, [[Monrovia, Liberia]]) was an attorney, politician and, when he was appointed the American ambassador to [[Liberia]],<ref name="Africa">{{cite web |title=FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1952–1954, AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA, VOLUME XI, PART 1 |url=https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54v11p1/persons |website=Office of the Historian |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> the second African American appointed as ambassador.<ref name="BP">{{cite web |last1=McLellan |first1=Carlton |title=JESSIE DWIGHT LOCKER (1891-1955) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/locker-jessie-dwight-1891-1955/ |website=BlackPast |date=April 2015 |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> His father, Laban Locker, was the first black minister in Ohio to be ordained in the Christian Church. Jesse graduated valedictorian of his class at College Hill High School and graduated from [[Howard University]] with a law degree in 1945. He returned to Cincinnati and spent 35 years practicing law. He was elected to the [[Cincinnati City Council]], on the Republican ticket, in 1941, serving almost 12 years. He was the first African American elected to the council. In 1951, Locker was elected its president. Locker also was president of the segregated Hamilton County Bar Association for Negro Lawyers.<ref name="BP" />


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Jesse D. Locker
United States Ambassador to Liberia
In office
October 16, 1953 – April 10, 1955
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byEdward Richard Dudley
Succeeded byRichard Lee Jones
Member of the Cincinnati City Council
In office
1941–1953
Personal details
Born(1891-05-31)May 31, 1891
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 10, 1955(1955-04-10) (aged 63)
Monrovia, Liberia
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHoward University

Jesse Dwight Locker (May 31, 1891, College Hill, Cincinnati – April 10, 1955, Monrovia, Liberia) was an attorney, politician and, when he was appointed the American ambassador to Liberia,[1] the second African American appointed as ambassador.[2] His father, Laban Locker, was the first black minister in Ohio to be ordained in the Christian Church. Jesse graduated valedictorian of his class at College Hill High School and graduated from Howard University with a law degree in 1945. He returned to Cincinnati and spent 35 years practicing law. He was elected to the Cincinnati City Council, on the Republican ticket, in 1941, serving almost 12 years. He was the first African American elected to the council. In 1951, Locker was elected its president. Locker also was president of the segregated Hamilton County Bar Association for Negro Lawyers.[2]

While ambassador, Locke led “the multi-faceted negotiations between the private sector (Pan American and US Airlines), the government of Liberia, and the United States, with regards to the operations of the Roberts Field airport, the first international airport in Liberia.”[2]

Locker suffered a stroke on April 4, 1955, in Monrovia and he died there on April 10.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1952–1954, AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA, VOLUME XI, PART 1". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d McLellan, Carlton (April 2015). "JESSIE DWIGHT LOCKER (1891-1955)". BlackPast. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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