Alija Dumas Explained

Alija Dumas
State House:Pennsylvania
District:188th
Term Start:January 2, 1973
Term End:November 30, 1979
Predecessor:Lucien Blackwell
Successor:James Williams
Birth Date:28 October 1929
Birth Place:Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Party:Democratic

Alija "Al" Dumas (October 28, 1929 – February 1, 2023)[1] was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2] He received an honorary street renaming in February 2020.[3] He died in Philadelphia in 2023, aged 93.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=BZnZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Alija+Dumas+Sr.+was+born%22 Black Legislators in Pennsylvania's History 1911-2001
  2. Web site: Cox . Harold . House Members D . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  3. Web site: City of Philadelphia - File #: 190769 . 2022-10-03 . phila.legistar.com.
  4. Web site: Member Biography - Alija Dumas. Pennsylvania House Archives. archives.house.state.pa.us. December 19, 2023.