Samuel M. Parham, MSA SC 3520-13357

Archives of Maryland
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Samuel M. Parham
MSA SC 3520-13357

Biography:

Born in Warrenton, North Carolina, February 4, 1930. Attended North Carolina Central University, B.S.C., 1952; New York University, M.A., 1956.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Baltimore City, 1989-94. Member, Appropriations Committee, 1992-94; Education and Transportation Subcommittee; Joint Committee on Investigation, 1993-94. Member, Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee, 1989-92; Chair, Subcommittee on Integrated School Curricula Concerning African & African American Contributions and Experiences.

Private Service and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Army, 1953-55; corporal. Retired teacher and department head for business education, Baltimore City public school system. Contractual professor, Morgan State University. Member, Educational Systems for the 70s; curriculum development, 1969-72. Treasurer, Baltimore Teachers' Union, 1969-74. Project director, Baltimore City Teacher Corps, 1974-78. Principal, Evening School of Dunbar High School, Baltimore City, 1980-84. Member, Maryland Advisory Council for Individuals with Disabilities, 1993-. Member, Urban Services Commission; Baltimore City president; Five in Five Democratic Club. Treasurer, Northwest Civic forum. Member, NAACP.

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