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Dec 10, 2022 · Yvette Flores Diago was popular as the third wife of the Harlem Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. She was the daughter of Gonzalo Diago, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the early ‘40s.
In 1967, a U.S. Congressional committee subpoenaed Yvette Diago, the former third wife of Powell Jr. and the mother of Adam Clayton Powell IV. They were investigating potential "theft of state funds" related to her having been on Powell Jr.'s payroll but not doing any work.
Yvette Flores Diago -- 3rd wife of the legendary Harlem Congressman Adam Clayton Powell and daughter of Gonzalo Diago, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico in the early 1940s -- passed on this morning. She was 85. May she rest in peace and live forever in the hearts of her loved ones.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 When Yvette Marjorie Diago Flores met Adam Clayton Powell Jr. she was a 27-year-old divorcee working in the front office of a San Juan, P.R., hotel. That was in 1958.
Oct 23, 2017 · Their marriage ended in divorce after 15 years. Powell, Jr. would get married for a third time to Yvette Flores Diago. Their marriage would also end in divorce. His marriages produced three sons. Powell’s insatiable womanizing was a major cause for his divorces. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., used the church as a platform for his political career.
Apr 5, 1972 · In 1960 Mr. Powell and Miss Scott were divorced, and he married Mrs. Yvette Marjorie Flores Diago, a member of an influential Puerto Rican family, who had been divorced.
In 1967, a U. S. Congressional committee subpoenaed Yvette Diago, the former third wife of Powell Jr. and the mother of Adam Clayton Powell IV. They were investigating potential "theft of state funds" related to her having been on Powell Jr. 's payroll but doing no work.
