James A. McClendon (May 7, 1906 – July 31, 1992) was a lawyer, judge, and Army officer who served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

. He was a Democrat. He served in the U. S. Army. He served as a Master in Chancery. He lived in Chicago. He was born in Washington, Georgia. He graduated from

Fisk University Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1866 and its campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1930, Fisk was the first Africa ...

and graduated with a law degree from Northwestern University. He was first elected to the Illinois House in 1966 and served there until 1978 when he was elected to the Illinois Senate. His wife Elnora was the daughter of Brigadier General

Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (May 28, 1880 – November 26, 1970) was a United States Army general. In 1940, he became the first African-American to rise to the rank of brigadier general. He was the father of Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis Jr ...

He died in Santa Monica, California.

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20th-century Illinois politicians 1906 births 1992 deaths {{Illinois-politician-stub