John Conyers, Jr
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U.S. Representative JOHN CONYERS, JR. D–14th Congressional District District: County of Wayne (part) Office: 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, (202) 225-5126 Biography: Democrat, of Detroit; born May 16, 1929, son of John and Lucille Conyers; B.A., Wayne State University, 1957; J.D., Wayne State Law School, 1958; honorary LL.D., Wilberforce University, 1969; married to Monica; two sons, John III and Carl Edward; Tabernacle Baptist Church; officer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, served one year in Korea, awarded combat and merit citations; legislative assistant to Congressman John Dingell, 1958-1961; senior partner in firm of Conyers, Bell and Townsend, 1959-1961; referee, Michigan Workmen’s Compensation Department, 1961-1963; director of edu- cation, Local 900 UAW; executive board member, Detroit Branch NAACP and Wolver ine Bar Association; advisory council member, Michigan Civil Liberties Union; general counsel, Detroit Trade Union Leadership Council; vice chair, National Board of Americans for Democratic Action, National Advisory Board-American Civil Liberties Union; board member, director, sponsor, and/or member of over 75 other organiza- tions, including the African-American Institute, Trans Africa Commission for Racial Justice, Detroit Institute of Art, National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, and National League of Cities; author of numerous articles; ranking member, Judiciary Com mittee; founding member and dean, Congressional Black Caucus; recipient, Southern Christian Leadership Conference award and honorary degree from several colleges and universities; first elected to the 89th Congress in 1964, and reelected to each succeeding Congress. 8 Mile 102 C o n a n 75 t 39 10 Lodge DETROIT HAMTRAMCK DETROIT 96 (part) d l e (part) i HIGHLAND f d l h e t i f u PARK h o t S u o 8 Mile Ford S 153 102 C o Ford n 153 a 39 nt n an iga hig ich DEARBORN 12 ic DETROIT 75 M M M a R 94 l R S (part) s tra en o (part) o C nn u n Pe th f M na ie O il No l ute ita d HIGHLAND r D ry le ri a DEARBORN 10 ve d PARK m e l (part) D e E lie e s d 39 e R r 39 x L t o a e s P ALLEN r t 94 d a er 96 an lv Dartmouth rtl st P a MELVINDALE o ur a C PARK C h r lm k ALLEN E s HAMTRAMCK n s e i d PARK o y n r r e 75 B v i SOUTHGATE L Tireman Grosse t r r o Ile RIVERVIEW F WAYNE e v i 85 R TRENTON (part) Van Grosse t i Horn Ile o r t e GIBRALTAR D Michigan Manual 2011 -2012 Chapter VI – CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION • VI-9.