8 – 1 7 9 1 ), ▁Dan ish ▁ ▁natural ist , ▁writer ▁and ▁illustr ator ▁Nicol ai ▁Ab ild ga ard ( 1 7 4 3 – 1 8 0 9 ), ▁Dan ish ▁painter ▁ ▁( 1 7 4 0 – 1 8 0 1 ), ▁Dan ish ▁phys ician ▁and ▁veter in arian . ▁( 1 8 2 6 – 1 8 8 4 ), ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ten ants ▁of ▁the ▁th ran ite ▁movement ▁ ▁( 1 9 1 6 – 1 9 9 0 ), ▁Dan ish ▁poet ▁ ▁Category : Dan ish - language ▁s urn ames <0x0A> </s> ▁Frederick ▁Mad ison ▁Roberts ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁newspaper ▁owner ▁and ▁editor , ▁educ ator ▁and ▁business ▁owner ; ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁politician , ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁man ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁descent ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁there ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" de an ▁of ▁the ▁assembly ." ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁hon ored ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁of ▁African - American ▁descent ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁public ▁office ▁among ▁the ▁states ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁ ▁Roberts ▁was ▁a ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁S ally ▁Hem ings ▁of ▁Mont ic ello ▁and ▁President ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Roberts ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁