1922–2012
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Harry W. Bass
1866–1917
United States
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Harry W. Bass (4 November 1866 – 9 June 1917) was an American lawyer and politician who became the first African American to serve in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, winning two consecutive terms in 1911 and 1913 to represent the sixth district (including primarily black seventh ward) of Philadelphia.
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