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Leonard G. Carr
Leonard George Carr (October 25, 1902 – June 17, 1976) was a Baptist minister from Philadelphia and the founder and pastor of Vine Memorial Baptist Church. Born to an African American family in Charlottesville, Virginia, Carr was the son and grandson of ministers. In 1917, Carr and his family moved to Philadelphia, where he attended public schools and, later, Temple University. After Temple, Carr enrolled at Lincoln University and graduated with honors in 1933. In 1921, he married Lora Beatrice Brown. After her death, Carr remarried in 1952 to Juanita LaNina Matthews, with whom he had one daughter. In 1932, while still a student at Lincoln, Carr was selected by a group of Baptists in West Philadelphia to become the pastor of what would soon become Vine Street Baptist Church. Carr's skill as a preacher soon became well-known, and in 1936 he was elected President of the Baptist Ministers' Conference for the Philadelphia region. In 1943, he was elected president of the Pennsylvani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia City Council Special Election, 1960
The 1960 Philadelphia City Council special election was held to fill two vacant city council seats. The first was in the 4th district, when Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Samuel Rose (Philadelphia politician), Samuel Rose died in January 1960. A second vacancy that same year occurred in the 6th district when Democrat Michael J. Towey died suddenly in September 29. Special elections were scheduled for November 8, 1960, to be held at the same time as 1960 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, the national election that year. Both seats were easily held by the Democratic Party. Background Samuel Rose (Philadelphia politician), Samuel Rose had represented West Philadelphia's 4th district since its creation under the new City Charter of 1951. After suffering a heart attack in 1959, his health declined and he died on January 31, 1960, at the age of 48. The district was viewed as a solid seat for the Democrats; Rose had won re-election 1959 Philadelphia municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
