Sutton served as a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention . When the Texas House of Representatives redrew their districts in 1972 , Sutton became the first black official elected in San Antonio . He served in that capacity until his death on his birthday in 1976 . With the encouragement of his best friend Rev. Claude Black , his wife Lou Nelle Sutton ran and succeeded her husband in the Texas House of Representatives
1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
G. J. Sutton