John Conyers
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Highland Park
- Place of death
- Detroit
- Occupation
- general counsel
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Baptists
- Award
- Spingarn Medal
- Conflict
- Korean War
- Military branch
- United States Army Reserve
- Image
- John conyers.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Detroit
- Residence
- Detroit
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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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