Shirley Chisholm

AKA:

Fighting Shirley

Birth Name:

Shirley Anita St. Hill

Birth Date:

November 30, 1924

Birth Place:

New York, New York

Death Date:

January 1, 2005

Place of Death:

3217 Lienster Circle, Ormond Beach, Florida

Age:

Cause of Death:

Complications after a series of strokes

Cemetery Name:

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

Chisholm was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, the first black candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States, and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Forest Lawn Cemetery

1411 Delaware Ave

Buffalo, New York, 14209

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York

Grave Location:

Birchwood Mausoleum, Row 158, Tier F

Grave Location Description

As you walk into the Birchwood Mausoleum, walk forward about 50 feet and then look up and to your left and there is the final resting place of Shirley Chisholm.