Cecil Partee
| Cecil A. Partee | |
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| President of the Illinois Senate | |
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In office January 8, 1975 – February 16, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | William Harris |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hynes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 10, 1921 Blytheville, Arkansas |
| Died | August 17, 1994 (aged 73) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Paris |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Tennessee State University (B.A.) Northwestern University (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Cecil Armillo Partee (April 10, 1921 – August 17, 1994) was an Illinois African American legislator.
Born in Blytheville, Arkansas, Partee received his bachelor's degree from Tennessee State University and his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. He practiced law and was an assistant state's attorney. In 1956, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as a Democrat. In 1966, he was elected to the Illinois State Senate and was the first black to serve both as President of the Illinois State Senate and Cook County's State Attorney. He was also Chicago Treasurer for three terms. Partee died of lung cancer in Chicago, Illinois.
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