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Grace Towns Hamilton
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 137th, 112th and 31st district
In office 1966–1984
Succeeded by
Mable Thomas
Personal details
Born
(1907-02-10)February 10, 1907 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died
June 17, 1992(1992-06-17) (aged 85) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place
South View Cemetery
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Henry Cooke Hamilton
Children
Eleanor
Alma mater
Atlanta University Ohio State University
Grace Towns Hamilton (February 10, 1907 – June 17, 1992) was an American politician who was the first African-American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly. As executive director of the Atlanta Urban League from 1943 to 1960, Hamilton was involved in issues of housing, health care, schools and voter registration within the black community. She was 1964 co-founder of the bi-racial Partners for Progress to help government and the private sector effect compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1973, Hamilton became a principal architect for the revision of the Atlanta City Charter. She was advisor to the United States Civil Rights Commission from 1985 to 1987.
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