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Also known as John James Conyers, Jr., John Conyers, Jr.

American politician (1929–2019)

Key facts

Preceded by
John Dingell
Succeeded by
Don Young
Constituency
1st district (1965–1993), 14th district (1993–2013), 13th district (2013–2017)
Born
John James Conyers Jr. , ( 1929-05-16 ) May 16, 1929, Detroit , Michigan, U.S.
Died
October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) (aged 90), Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Party
Democratic
Other political affiliations
Democratic Socialists of America
Spouse
Monica Esters ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 ) ​
Relatives
Ian Conyers (grand-nephew)
Education
Wayne State University ( BA , LLB )
Branch service
United States Army
Years of service
1948–1950, 1950–1957
Unit
Army National Guard
Battles wars
Korean War

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Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Highland Park
Place of death
Detroit
Occupation
general counsel
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Baptists
Conflict
Korean War
Image
John conyers.jpg
Number of children
2
Work location
Detroit
Residence
Detroit
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writing language
English language
name in native language
John Conyers
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John Conyers
date of birth
1929-05-16
date of death
2019-10-27
birth name
John James Conyers Jr.
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
social media followers
40597
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Encyclopedic overview

John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929 – October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. Conyers was the sixth-longest serving member of Congress and the longest-serving African American member of Congress in history.

After serving in the Korean War, Conyers became active in the civil rights movement. He also served as an aide to Congressman John Dingell before winning election to the House in 1964. He co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969 and established a reputation as one of the most left-wing members of Congress. Conyers joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus after it was founded in 1991. Conyers supported creation of a single-payer healthcare system and sponsored the United States National Health Care Act. He also sponsored a bill to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday, and was the first congressperson to introduce legislation in support of reparations for the descendants of African American slavery.

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