Draft:Walter L. Cohen
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Walter L. Cohen (January 22, 1860-December 29, 1930) was a public official, Republican Party leader, and businessman. He was active in fraternal organizations.[1]
His father was Jewish, his mother African American, and he was Catholic. He said he was everything the Ku Klux Klan abominates.[2]
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Walter L. Cohen High School was named for him.