Lincoln Alexander
Politician
Former politician, lawyer, governor, Chairman and college Chancellor. He became the first black Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons, the first black federal Cabinet Minister and the first black Chairman of the Canadian Workers' Compensation Board.
As a teen, he moved to Harlem, where he attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City.
During World War II, he served as a corporal and wireless operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He served for three years.
He was married twice. He and his first wife, Yvonne Harrison, were married over 50 years before her tragic death. They had one son named Keith. He wed his second wife, Marni Beal, in 2011.
He and basketball player Jamal Murray are both of Jamaican descent.