Fritz W. Alexander II

Fritz W. Alexander II (April 24, 1926 – April 22, 2000) was an American judge who served as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1992,[1] and a deputy mayor of New York from 1992 to 1993. Alexander was the first black judge to serve a full term on the Court of Appeals.[2] Fritz Alexander was a part of the Harlem Clubhouse headed by J. Raymond Jones

Fritz W. Alexander II
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office January 2, 1985 – February 6, 1992
Appointed by	Mario Cuomo
Preceded by	Hugh R. Jones
Succeeded by	George Bundy Smith
Deputy Mayor of New York City
In office 1992–1993
Appointed by	David Dinkins
Personal details
Born	Carl Bernard Zanders April 24, 1926 Apopka, Florida
Died	April 22, 2000 (aged 73) Manhattan, New York City, New York
Political party	Democratic

He died of cancer on April 22, 2000, in Manhattan, New York City, New York at age 73.[2]

Further reading

• John C. Walker,The Harlem Fox: J. Raymond Jones at Tammany 1920:1970, New York: State University New York Press, 1989.
• David N. Dinkins, A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic, PublicAffairs Books, 2013
• Rangel, Charles B.; Wynter, Leon. And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007
• Paterson, David Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity. New York, New York, 2020
• Baker Motley, Constance Equal Justice Under The Law: An Autobiography, New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1998
• Howell, Ron Boss of Black Brooklyn: The Life and Times of Bertram L. Baker Fordham University Press Bronx, New York, 2018
• Jack, Hulan Fifty Years a Democrat:The Autobiography of Hulan Jack New Benjamin Franklin House New York, NY, 1983
• Clayton-Powell, Adam Adam by Adam:The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. New York, New York, 1972
• Pritchett, Wendell E. Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City: The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008
• Davis, Benjamin Communist Councilman from Harlem:Autobiographical Notes Written in a Federal Penitentiary New York, New York, 1969

References

1. Sims, Calvin (1992-02-06). "Alexander Expected to Be Named Deputy Mayor". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
2. Newman, Andy (April 25, 2000). "Fritz Alexander II, 73, Judge Who Became a Deputy Mayor". Nytimes.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.