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1LT Christopher Columbus Wimbish Jr.

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1LT Christopher Columbus Wimbish Jr.

Birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Death
27 Dec 1962 (aged 67)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
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African American Section
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Son of Christopher C. Wimbish Sr., a customs collector, and Maggie Baker Wimbish, a leading Atlanta educator. He was a graduate of Howard University in Washington D.C. and worked in insurance. He served in WW I, commissioned as a first lieutenant and served with the 366th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Division, an African American infantry division

After the war, he received a law degree from Northwestern University and practiced law in Illinois. He was elected to the Illinois State Senate from the Third District in 1942 and served until 1954.
Son of Christopher C. Wimbish Sr., a customs collector, and Maggie Baker Wimbish, a leading Atlanta educator. He was a graduate of Howard University in Washington D.C. and worked in insurance. He served in WW I, commissioned as a first lieutenant and served with the 366th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Division, an African American infantry division

After the war, he received a law degree from Northwestern University and practiced law in Illinois. He was elected to the Illinois State Senate from the Third District in 1942 and served until 1954.

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