Background
Sutton, Percy Ellis was born on November 24, 1920 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel and Lillian Sutton.
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Sutton, Percy Ellis was born on November 24, 1920 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel and Lillian Sutton.
Attended, Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University, Texas. Attended, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. Attended, Hampton Institute, Virginia.
Juris Doctor, Brooklyn Law School, 1950.
Private practice attorney specializing in civil rights cases, New York City, from 1953. Member New York General Assembly, 1964—1966. Borough president Manhattan, 1966-1977.
Founder, president, chairman Inner-City Broadcasting Corporation, 1972—1991. Captain United States Army Air Corps, 1941-1945, intelligence officer, trial judge advocate United States Air Force, 1951-1953, Washington.
Advisor presidential campaign Jesse Jackson, 1984, 1988. Member of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (New York area president 1961-1962, Spingarn medal 1987).
Married Leatrice O'Farrel, 1943. Children: Pierre, Cheryl Lynn.