Robert Coleman-Senghor

Robert Coleman-Senghor
Mayor of Cotati, California
In office
January 9, 2010  January 12, 2011
Personal details
BornNovember 8, 1940
Amite City, Louisiana
DiedApril 9, 2011
California
NationalityAmerican
SpouseGabi Schmitz
ChildrenKenya Senghor, Akai Senghor, Michael Gora-Senghor, Drew Jacoby-Senghor
ResidenceCotati, California
Alma materUniversity of San Francisco
ProfessionEnglish professor
CommitteesCotati Design Review Committee
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1958–1962

Robert Coleman-Senghor (November 8, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American professor of English at Sonoma State University who served as mayor of Cotati, California for one year. He died suddenly in the hospital from a blood clot (which two days earlier had caused a heart attack due to a torn aorta) entered his brain, causing hemorrhaging.