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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]
Jan 19, 2007 · George Lewis Ruffin was born December 16, 1834 in Richmond, Virginia, the son of free Blacks. He was educated in Boston, Massachusetts and soon became a force in the city’s civic leadership. After marrying Josephine St. Pierre, Mr. Ruffin supported his family by working as a barber.
Lawyer & Judge. Originally from Virginia, George Ruffin was the eldest son of free Black parents. His family moved to Boston in response to a law that prohibited free Blacks in Virginia from learning to read or write.
Mar 19, 2014 · Ruffin was elected to the House of Representatives and served on the Common Council. In addition to his successful legal career, Mr. Ruffin and his wife, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, were active in the fight against slavery and the struggle for justice.
George’s legacy is honored through the George Lewis Ruffin Society, established in 1894 and now based at Northeastern University, to support minority professionals working in the...
Jun 13, 2023 · George Lewis Ruffin In 1869, George Lewis Ruffin became the first black person to graduate from Harvard Law School. He was also the first black person elected to serve on the Boston City Council and in the Massachusetts state legislature.
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. Both men, whom Coquillette described as “deeply courageous,” are completely ignored in Charles Warren’s 1907 treatise, “History of the Harvard Law School and of Early Legal ...
