title: Raphael Lanier
text: # Raphael Lanier
  
  Raphael O'Hara Lanier (April 28, 1900 – December 17, 1962) was an American diplomat to Liberia.
  
  Lanier was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the first inter-collegiate Greek letter organization established for African Americans.
  
  Lanier was the first president of what is today Texas Southern University.
  
  | Preceded byLester A. Walton | U.S. Ambassador to Liberia 1946–1948 | Succeeded byEdward R. Dudley |
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