Jewel Lafontant

Jewel Stradford Lafontant-Mankarious (April 28, 1922 – May 31, 1997) was the first female (and African American female) deputy solicitor general of the United States, an official in the administration of President George H. W. Bush, and an attorney in Chicago. She also was considered by President Richard Nixon as a possible nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Jewel Lafontant
Personal details
Born
Jewel Carter Stradford

(1922-04-28)April 28, 1922
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 1997(1997-05-31) (aged 75)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
(m. 1946; div. 1961)
    Ernest Lafontant
    (m. 1961; died 1976)
      Naguib Mankarious
      (m. 1989)
      ChildrenJohn (with Rogers)
      EducationOberlin College (BA)
      University of Chicago (JD)
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