Raphael Lanier

American diplomat

Raphael O'Hara Lanier (April 28, 1900 – December 17, 1962)^[1] was an American diplomat to Liberia.^[2]

Lanier was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the first inter-collegiate Greek letter organization established for African Americans.^[3]

Lanier was the first president of what is today Texas Southern University.

Preceded by

Lester A. Walton

U.S. Ambassador to Liberia
1946–1948

Succeeded by

Edward R. Dudley

References

^ LANIER, RALPHAEL O'HARA
^ "U.S. Department of State". Retrieved 2007-07-22.
^ "Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc". Retrieved 2007-07-22. ^{[dead link]}

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