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William Lucas (January 15, 1928 – May 30, 2022) was an American politician. When he was orphaned in his early teens (his West Indian immigrant parents died within a year of each other), he went to live with and was raised by an aunt.
May 31, 2022 · William Lucas — an FBI agent, Wayne County sheriff, the first Wayne County Executive and a former Democrat who became a Republican Party nominee for Michigan's governor — died Monday. He...
May 31, 2022 · William "Bill" Lucas, a former Wayne County executive and the first Black man to be elected the county's sheriff, has died, his family said. Mr. Lucas, who was also a circuit court judge...
May 31, 2022 · DETROIT (AP) — William Lucas, a Black man who made national headlines when he switched political parties to become the Republican nominee for Michigan governor in 1986, has died at age 94, his family said. Lucas died of natural causes Monday.
May 31, 2022 · Lucas, who was Black, was Wayne County’s first elected executive who switched political parties to become the Republican nominee for Michigan governor in 1986. Lucas died of natural causes Monday.
May 31, 2022 · William Lucas, who made national headlines when he switched political parties in a bid to become Michigan's first Black governor in 1986, has died. He was 94. Lucas died of natural causes...
May 30, 2022 · William Lucas, a former FBI agent, Wayne County Sheriff, county executive and judge, died Monday in Detroit of natural causes with his family by his side, his children confirmed. He was 94.
