John Willis Menard
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 131 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 3,1838 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Kaskaskia |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 9,1893 |
| Died | Washington |
| D. C. | |
| United States | |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Books | Lays in Summer Lands |
| Residence | New Orleans |
| Louisiana | |
| United States | |
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| ID | 419981 |
John Willis Menard Life story
John Willis Menard was a federal government employee, poet, newspaper publisher and politician born in Illinois to parents who were Louisiana Creoles from New Orleans. After moving to New Orleans, on November 3, 1868, Menard was the first black man ever elected to the United States House of Representatives.
