William T. Andrews

William T. Andrews (1898–1984) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York.

Life

He was born in Sumter, South Carolina, in 1898.[1] Andrews married Regina M. Anderson on April 10, 1926. He was a Special Legal Assistant for the NAACP and was responsible for investigating allegations of Jim Crow discrimination in Hillburn, NY in the 1930s.[2]

He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1943–44, 1945–46 and 1947–48.

He died in 1984;[3]

Sources

  1. "Andrews, William T., 1898-1984". Regina Andrews Papers, 1920-1987. New York Public Library. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. "Correspondence of W. T. Andrews in the W. E. B. Du Bois papers". W. E. B. Du Bois Papers. Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  3. "Andrews, William T., 1898-1984". Regina Andrews Papers, 1920-1987. New York Public Library. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
New York Assembly
Preceded by
Robert Bernstein
New York State Assembly
New York County, 21st District

1935–1944
Succeeded by
district abolished
Preceded by
Francis X. McGowan
New York State Assembly
New York County, 12th District

1945–1948
Succeeded by
Elijah L. Crump


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