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Parren Mitchell

1922–2007

United States

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Parren James Mitchell (April 29, 1922 – May 28, 2007) was an American politician who served as a U.S. congressman affiliated with the Democratic Party representing the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971, to January 3, 1987. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Maryland.

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