Samuel R. Lowery

Samuel R. Lowery
Born 1832
Died 1900
Nationality African American
Occupation Lawyer

Samuel R. Lowery (1832-~1900) was an African American lawyer, who was the first black lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court of the United States of America.[1][2][3] Lowery was sponsored to the Supreme Court Bar by Belva Ann Lockwood, the first woman admitted to the bar, in 1880.[4] Lowery was the fifth black attorney to be admitted to the bar.[5]

Illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper showing Samuel Lowreys Supreme Court bar admission

References

  1. ↑ "Samuel R. Lowery".
  2. ↑ "A COLORED LAWYER'S MISSION. - SAMUEL R. LOWERY ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT-- HIS PLAN FOR EDUCATING HIS PEOPLE. - Article - NYTimes.com". 3 February 1880.
  3. ↑ "The Complete Encyclopedia of African American History".
  4. ↑ "On Appreciating Congress".
  5. ↑ "Belva Lockwood".


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, February 19, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.