C. H. J. Taylor

Biography

Charles Henry James Taylor (1857–1899), was an African-American journalist, editor, lawyer, orator, and political organizer. An early supporter of Democratic President Grover Cleveland, he was appointed Minister to Liberia during Cleveland's first presidential term. During Cleveland's second term, Taylor was the first African American ever nominated for a diplomatic appointment to a predominantly white country, Bolivia, although he was not confirmed by the Senate.

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