Walter J. Singleton
| Walter J. Singleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1860 Virginia |
| Died |
July 1, 1933 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist, Clerk |
Walter J. Singleton was a journalist and civil servant in Omaha, Nebraska and Washington, D.C.. He was an editor of the Omaha Progress and a member of the Afro-American League, a predecessor of the NAACP. In Washington D.C. he worked as a clerk for the Department of War and was active in a number of intellectual and social clubs.
Walter J. Singleton was born in Virginia near Washington, DC in about 1860. He married to Minnie B. Green, daughter of M. I. Green. In the 1880s, he moved with his brother, Millard F. Singleton, to Omaha, Nebraska. He died July 1, 1933.
In Nebraska, he was active in state politics. He was associated with the states first black legislator, M. O. Rickets, and in 1890, he helped form a Nebraska branch of the Afro-American League in Omaha, where he was an officer He was an editor of the black paper, Omaha Progress founded by Ferdinand L. Barnett.
In December 1898 he was appointed to the employ of the United States Department of the Treasury by Secretary of War and former congressman from Nebraska, George de Rue Meiklejohn, where he first served as a messenger. He transferred to a clerkship in the office of the Secretary of the War Department and then as a clerk in the Bureau of Insular Affairs in the War Department.
In 1908 he served as president of the Young Men's Protective League in Washington D.C. He presidency of the group was tumultuous, as he faced two legal battles during his first term. However, he was reelected in 1909.
In the 1910s he was an active member of the Washington DC Mu-So-Lit club, representing DCs Musical, Social, and Literary professionals . In 1917 he served as president of the group with first vice president Lafayette M. Hershaw and second vice president R. W. Thompson. He was also involved in the black branch of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia, serving on the board of directors in 1919.
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