Carl Stokes

Carl Stokes
United States Ambassador to Seychelles
In office September 7, 1994 – May 12, 1995
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	F. Stephen Malott
Succeeded by	Brent E. Blaschke
51st Mayor of Cleveland
In office November 13, 1967 – November 8, 1971
Preceded by	Ralph S. Locher
Succeeded by	Ralph Perk
Personal details
Born	Carl Burton Stokes (1927-06-21)June 21, 1927 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 3, 1996(1996-04-03) (aged 68) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Cause of death	Cancer
Resting place	Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Shirley Edwards ​ ​ (m. 1958; div. 1973)​ Raija Kostadinov ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1993)​ (m. 1996)
Children	5
Parent(s)	Charles Stokes Louise Stone
Relatives	Louis Stokes (Brother)
Alma mater	University of Minnesota Cleveland–Marshall College of Law
Occupation	Politician Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1945–1946
Rank	Private
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	World War II Victory Medal

Carl Burton Stokes (June 21, 1927 – April 3, 1996) was an American politician and diplomat of the Democratic Party who served as the 51st mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Elected on November 7, 1967, and taking office on January 1, 1968, he was one of the first black elected mayors of a major U.S. city.^[a]
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