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- George Lewis Ruffin (December 16, 1834 – November 19, 1886) was an American barber, attorney, politician, and judge.
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George Lewis Ruffin (December 16, 1834 – November 19, 1886) was an American barber, attorney, politician, and judge. In 1869, he graduated from Harvard Law School, the first African American to do so. He was also the first African American elected to the Boston City Council. [1]
He presided over the court until his death. Three quarters of a century would pass before another African American would hold a full-time judicial position in Massachusetts. Ruffin died from kidney disease at age 52 in 1886.
Jan 19, 2007 · George Lewis Ruffin died on November 19, 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts leaving his widow, three sons and a daughter. In his honor, the George Lewis Ruffin Society was founded at Northeastern University in 1984 to support minorities studying in the Massachusetts criminal justice system.
George Lewis Ruffin 1834–1886. Lawyer, judge. George Lewis Ruffin graduated Harvard Law School just four years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. As the first African American graduate of Harvard Law School, Ruffin surmounted the same academic challenges as every student.
Sep 30, 2011 · Ruffin served as a Massachusetts court judge until his death 1886, and Grimke, an escaped slave from South Carolina, became national vice president of the NAACP.
date of death. 19 November 1886 Gregorian. 2 references. stated in. SNAC. SNAC ARK ID. ... George Lewis Ruffin (16 Dec 1834 - certain 19 Nov 1886) 0 references ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Ruffin was the first African American to serve in both posts. Along with his civic duties, Ruffin served for twelve years as an officer of the 12th Baptist Church of Boston. George Lewis Ruffin died on November 19, 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts leaving his widow, three sons and a daughter.
