Person:Harold Stevens (3)

Watchers
Harold Arnoldus Stevens, Esq.
d.9 Nov 1990
  1. Harold Arnoldus Stevens, Esq.1907 - 1990
Facts and Events
Name Harold Arnoldus Stevens, Esq.
Gender Male
Birth? 10 Oct 1907 Johns Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United Statesat Seven Oaks Farm
Graduation? 1930 Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United StatesBenedict College
Graduation? 1936 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United StatesBoston College, law degree
Death? 9 Nov 1990
Reference Number Q5659882 (Wikidata)

Research notes

  • became the first African American to hold a seat on the New York State Supreme Court
  • At the time of his appointment, he was licensed to practice in both Massachusetts, New York, and South Carolina
  • served in the New York State Assembly in 1946 and 1948
  • 1950 was named a judge on the General Sessions Court of New York
References
  1.   Harold A. Stevens, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Mar 2017.

    Harold Arnoldus Stevens (October 19, 1907 – November 9, 1990) was an African-American lawyer and former judge who served on the New York Court of General Sessions and New York Court of Appeals. ...