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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.
E. Frederic Morrow was the first African American to serve in an executive position on a presidentâs staff at the White House. Read More. 1960s: A master of the art of practical politics, Lyndon Johnson came into the White House after the tragedy of President John F. Kennedyâs assassination in 1963.