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Wentworth Cheswell is said to be the first African-American to be elected to office in America. He was one quarter Black and three quarters White. He was elected as town constable of Newmarket, New Hampshire, in 1768 and served in some government position thereafter until his death â well, to be precise, every year but one.
Shirley Chisholm. New York State Assembly, 1964-68, then the first black woman elected to U.S. House, serving 1969-83. Ran for the 1972 Democratic nomination for President, receiving 151 delegate votes. Nominated in 1993 to the Ambassadorship to Jamaica, but was unable to serve due to health reasons.