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Ellen Walker Craig-Jones

1906–2000

United States

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Ellen Walker Craig-Jones (June 5, 1906 – January 23, 2000) was an American politician. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame for "Government and Military Service." She was the first African American woman to be elected mayor of a United States municipality in 1972. She served as mayor of Urbancrest, Ohio, from 1972 until 1975.

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