Edward R. Dudley

For other persons named Edward Dudley, see Edward Dudley (disambiguation).

Edward R. Dudley (1911-2005), from the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, was the first African-American to hold the rank of Ambassador of the United States, serving as ambassador to Liberia (where he had been serving with the rank of minister) from 1949 through 1953. [1]

Dudley, who graduated from Johnson C. Smith University with a bachelor's degree and from St. John's University School of Law in Brooklyn with a law degree, later served as a New York state supreme court judge and as borough president of Manhattan.

Dudley was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.^{[citation needed]}

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Raphael Lanier	U.S. Ambassador to Liberia 1949–1953	Succeeded by Jesse Locker
Party political offices
Preceded by Hulan E. Jack	Borough President of Manhattan 1961–1964	Succeeded by Constance Baker Motley
Preceded by Peter Crotty	Democratic Nominee for New York State Attorney General 1962	Succeeded by Frank Sedita

v • d • e Borough Presidents of Manhattan

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