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Clifford DeBaptiste
1924–
United States
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Biography
Clifford Evans DeBaptiste (born May 19, 1924) is an American politician and funeral director who served as mayor of West Chester, Pennsylvania, from 1994 to 2002. A Republican at the time, he was the borough's first black mayor. He is often credited for beginning the revitalization of the borough.
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