Raphael Lanier
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Raphael O'Hara Lanier (April 28, 1900 – December 17, 1962)[1] was an American diplomat to Liberia.[2]
Lanier was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the first inter-collegiate Greek letter organization established for African Americans.[3]
Lanier was the first president of what is today Texas Southern University.
Preceded by | U.S. Ambassador to Liberia 1946–1948 |
Succeeded by |