Deval Patrick – “The Black List: Volume Two” HBO Documentary New York Premiere – Arrivals – The Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th Street – New York City, NY, USA – Keywords: Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick – False – – Photo Credit: Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos
Birth Name: Deval Laurdine Patrick
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 31, 1956
Ethnicity: African-American
Deval Patrick is an American politician, civil rights lawyer, author, and businessperson. A member of the Democratic Party, he was U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, from April 22, 1994 to January 20, 1997, and Governor of Massachusetts, from January 4, 2007 to January 8, 2015.
Deval is the son of Emily Mae (Wintersmith) and Laurdine Patrick (Laurdine Kenneth Patrick), a jazz musician. His parents were both black.
He is married to lawyer Diane Bemus, with whom he has two children.
Deval’s paternal grandparents were Laurdine Patrick and Laverne. Laurdine was born in Kansas. Laverne was born in Mississippi.
Deval’s maternal grandfather was Reynolds Brown Wintersmith (the son of William Wintersmith and Christine/Christina). Reynolds was born in Kentucky.
Deval’s maternal grandmother was Sally Embers (the daughter of Henry Embers and Nannie Taylor). Sally was born in Kentucky.
Source: Genealogy of Deval Patrick – http://www.wargs.com