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Richard Erwin
1923–2006
United States
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Biography
Richard Cannon Erwin (August 23, 1923 – November 7, 2006) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina and politician who was the first African American, except for Abraham Galloway, to be elected to statewide office in North Carolina.
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