Draft:Walter Shumpert

Walter Shumpert (January 20, 1933 - ?) was a local official and state legislator in Illinois. He was born in Marion, Arkansas. He was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1976 and resigned in 1979 to serve as an alderman in Chicago.^[1] He died of a heart attack.^[2]

References

^ Williams, Erma Brooks (November 28, 2008). "Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005". University Press of America – via Google Books.
^ "Chicago Tribune 31 Oct 1982, page 50". Newspapers.com.

[1] Williams, Erma Brooks (November 28, 2008). "Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005". University Press of America – via Google Books.

[2] "Chicago Tribune 31 Oct 1982, page 50". Newspapers.com.