Edwin F. Kenswil (1884 – February 19, 1957) was an American politician. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1884. Kenswil was elected in 1942 to the
Missouri House of Representatives and served a single term for the fourth district of St. Louis.
Liza Kenswil (c1886-1981), an
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E.&nb ...
official, was his wife. He proposed legislation to desegregate public venues in Missouri. He was the only African-American serving in Missouri’s legislature.
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List of African-American officeholders (1900–1959)
The following is a list of African-American holders of public office from 1900 to 1959. This period saw setbacks for African Americans following the Reconstruction era after "Redeemer" Democrats retook control of the South and restored white supre ...
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1884 births
1957 deaths
Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Politicians from St. Louis
African-American state legislators in Missouri
20th-century American legislators
20th-century African-American politicians
20th-century Missouri politicians
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