K. Leroy Irvis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

K. Leroy Irvis

American politician

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1919

Place of Birth: Saugerties (village), New York, New York, United States

Date of Death: 16-Mar-2006

Profession: politician, flight instructor, announcer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Leroy Irvis (December 27, 1919 – March 16, 2006) was a teacher, activist and politician based in Pennsylvania; he was the first African American to serve as a speaker of the house in any state legislature in the United States since Reconstruction.
(John Roy Lynch (1847–1939) of Mississippi had been the first African American to hold that position.) Irvis, a Democrat, represented Pittsburgh in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1958–1988.