Russell Bertram Sugarmon Jr.[1] (May 11, 1929 – February 18, 2019) was an American politician and judge in the state of Tennessee.
[1] He practiced as an attorney in Memphis, Tennessee in the firm Ratner, Sugarmon, Lucas, Willis and Caldwell.
[2][3][4][5] In 1959, Sugarmon ran for Public Works Commissioner, the first African-American in Memphis to run for a major city office.
Bill Farris, the only white man remaining on the ballot, won the post.
[7] Sugarmon served in the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Democrat from the 11th District from 1967 to 1969.