. "President of Cook County Board" . "John H. Stroger, Jr. (May 19, 1929 \u2013 January 18, 2008) was an American politician who served from 1994 until 2006 as the first African-American president of the Cook County, Illinois Board of Commissioners. Stroger was a member of the Democratic Party. He was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and from 1992 to 1993 served as president of the National Association of Counties. Cook County's Stroger Hospital was renamed in his honor."@en . . "John Stroger"@en . "Stroger, John"@en . "Politician" . . . . "1994-12-05Z"^^ . "1929Z"^^ . "2008-01-18Z"^^ . "2008Z"^^ . . . "2006-08-01Z"^^ . "1929-05-19Z"^^ .