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Carson, Julia

LC control no.no2007134464
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Personal name headingCarson, Julia
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Variant(s)Porter, Julia May
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date19380708
Death date20071215
Place of birthLouisville (Ky.)
Place of deathIndianapolis (Ind.)
AffiliationIndiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Martin University Indiana. General Assembly. House of Representatives Indiana. General Assembly. Senate United States. Congress. House
Profession or occupationLegislators
Found inPatriotism and you, 2007, c2002: container (Julia Carson; U.S. Representative, IN, District 7)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress WWW site, Dec. 19, 2007 (Carson, Julia May; b. Julia May Porter, July 8, 1938, Louisville, Ky.; d. Dec. 15, 2007, Indianapolis; Democratic representative from Indiana, Jan. 3, 1997-Dec. 15, 2007)
African American National Biography, accessed September 6, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Carson, Julia May Porter; Julia May Porter; U.S. congresswoman, legislator; born 08 July 1938 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States; attended Indiana University-Purdue University (1970-1972); St. Mary of the Woods College (1976-1978) and Martin University in Indianapolis (1994-1995); worked for United Auto Workers Local #550 (until 1965); was a congressional aide in Indiana's Tenth District (1965-1972); served in Indiana House of Representatives (1973-1976) and Indiana Senate (1977-1990); was named Woman of the Year by Indianapolis Star newspaper (1984 and 1992); was a trustee of the Center Township of Marion County (1991-1996); was elected to U.S. Congress (1997-2008); was named Legislator of the Year by the Indiana Public Health Association (2000); died 15 December 2007 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States)