Obituary for George K Arthur

GEORGE K. ARTHUR, Sr. was a Common Council member and its President (1984 -1996), advocate for equality in education, and leader on highlighting local African-American history. Over the course of a political career that lasted almost half a century, a Buffalo native George K. Arthur dedicated himself to ensuring equality and promoting unity in a constantly changing city.

Arthur’s public service began in 1964, when he ran for and subsequently won a seat on the Erie County Board of Supervisors. He later served as the Ellicott District Common Council Member from 1970 to 1977. George K. Arthur served as Buffalo Common Council President from 1984 to 1996, and was appointed as a director of the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority in 2007, where he was still serving until illness

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