John Wesley Cromwell joined the ancestors (Sept 5, 1846 - Apr 14, 1927). Civil servant, attorney (Howard Law School 1873), historian, teacher/principal in the Washington DC schools, founder of the National Colored Press Association and the American Negro Academy.
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"John Wesley Cromwell, Civil Servant, Attorney and Historian." Historianspeaks, April 16, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/john-wesley-cromwell-civil-servant-attorney-and-historian.
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