Louis Stokes

A Representative from Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 23, 1925. Educated at Cleveland College of Western Reserve University, 1946-1948. J. D. , Cleveland Marshall Law School, 1953. Served in the United States Army, 1943-1946. Admitted to the bar in 1953 and commenced practice in Cleveland, Ohio. Lecturer and writer for universities and bar associations. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-first and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1999). Chair, Select Committee on Assassinations (Ninety-fifth Congress). Chair, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth and One Hundred Second Congresses). Chair, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundredth Congress). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998. Died on August 18, 2015. Lay in state in Cleveland City Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, August 24, 2015. Interment in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.