Background
He was born on May 5, 1925, in Charlotte Amalie, on Saint Thomas, in the United States. Virgin Islands, the son of Carl von Luther.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was born on May 5, 1925, in Charlotte Amalie, on Saint Thomas, in the United States. Virgin Islands, the son of Carl von Luther.
He attended Columbia University, the University of Maryland and the London School of Economics.
He served as a hospitalman apprentice in the United States. Navy. He became active in union and civil rights matters in Harlem. He died on August 15, 1985, at his home in Manhattan.
And was buried at the Calverton National Cemetery.
He also entered politics as a Democrat, and was a member of the New York State Senate from 1971 to 1974, sitting in the 179th and 180th New York State Legislatures.