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Freeman Hankins

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Freeman Hankins
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1988
Preceded byCharles R. Weiner
Succeeded byChaka Fattah
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Philadelphia County district
In office
January 1, 1961 – November 30, 1968
Personal details
BornSeptember 30, 1917
Brunswick, Georgia, U.S.
DiedDecember 31, 1988(1988-12-31) (aged 71)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materDolan's College of Embalming
Military service
Branch/service United States Army

Freeman Hankins (September 30, 1917 – December 31, 1988) was an American politician and funeral director who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 7th district from 1969 to 1988.[1] He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Philadelphia county from 1961 to 1968.[2] He was a Democrat.[3]

Early life and education

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Hankins was born in Brunswick, Georgia to Oliver and Anna Pyles Hankins. He was African-American. He attended the Friendship School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Selden Institute, and Temple University. He graduated from Dolan's College of Embalming in 1945.

Career

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Hankins served in the Medical Corps from 1944 to 1947 and began a career as a funeral director.[4]

He served on the Democratic Committee of Philadelphia's 6th ward and as vice-chairman of Philadelphia's Democratic Committee. He served as a trustee of Lincoln University and the Stephen Smith Geriatric Center.[5]

He died at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in 1988[6][7] and is interred at the Fernwood Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "H"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members "H"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ^ "Ebony". Johnson Publishing Company. April 1965.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Freeman Hankins Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. ^ Black Legislators in Pennsylvania's History 1911-2010 (PDF). p. 29. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1987-1988" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  7. ^ Campbell, Roy H. (January 2, 1989). "Freeman Hankins, Veteran Legislator". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - FREEMAN HANKINS Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 1 March 2019.