Richard Pollard McClain explained

Richard Pollard McClain (1890 - 1965) was a doctor, businessman,^[1] and state legislator in Ohio. He was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky to Meredith and Ellen McClain. He lived in Cincinnati as a teenager.^[2] He studied at Cincinnati High School and Howard University. He married Alice E. Martin in 1918. He worked in Cincinnati.^[3]

He served on the city council in 1935 and 1937. He was accused of performing an illegal abortion.^[4] He was a Republican.^[5]

He was a dentist. He sponsored a bill prohibiting employment discrimination in the public sector.^[6]

See also

• Chester K. Gillespie

Notes and References

1. Book: Black Biography, 1790-1950: K-Z. Randall K.. Burkett. Nancy Hall. Burkett. Henry Louis. Gates (Jr.). March 8, 1991. Chadwyck-Healey. 9780898870855. Google Books.
2. Book: The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. Gerald L.. Smith. Karen Cotton. McDaniel. John A.. Hardin. August 28, 2015. University Press of Kentucky. 9780813160672. Google Books.
3. Web site: Who's who in Colored America. March 8, 1942. Who's Who in Colored America Corporation. Google Books.
4. Web site: Jet. Johnson Publishing. Company. April 16, 1953. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.
5. Web site: Negro Year Book: An Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro ... 1947,1952. March 8, 1937. Negro year Book Publishing Company. Google Books.
6. Book: Farrington, Joshua D.. Black Republicans and the Transformation of the GOP. September 20, 2016. University of Pennsylvania Press. 9780812293265. Google Books.