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Archie Spigner (August 27, 1928 – October 29, 2020) was an African-American politician who served in the New York City Council from 1974 to 2001. He was born in
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. On the city council, he represented south-east
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. He was also influential in races for other positions. He was called the "godfather of politics in southeastern Queens" by
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owning to his ability to control who got elected from that area. He died on October 29, 2020, in Queens,
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,
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at age 92. The cause was cancer.


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