Draft:Simuel Decatur McGill
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Samuel Decatur McGill (1879 - ?) was a prominent lawyer in the United States who represented African American clients.[1][2]
He was from Florida. He was the son of Nathan Agnes McGill.[3] He attended Dummer Academy in Massachusetts.[4] He graduated from Edward Waters College in 1902.[2] He studied law at Boston University.
Nathan K. McGill was his younger brother.
He married Rosa A. Brooks December 27, 1912 in Jacksonville.[3]
He lived at 1120 King's Road in Jacksonville.[4] He also lived at 25 West Union Street. His office was at 510 West Adams Street.[3]
He was a Republican and active in Republican clubs. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, National Negro Business League, and National Negro Bar Association.[3] He took trips to visit Boston in 1913 and 1918 and took a trip out west to Kansas, Colorado, and California in 1921.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Smith (Jr), John Clay (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
- ^ a b Jones, Maxine Deloris (1993). African Americans in Florida. Pineapple Press. ISBN 9781561640317.
- ^ a b c d e "Secretary's Fifth Report". 1922.
- ^ a b "Secretary's Report". 1913.
- ^ "Chambers v. Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940)". Justia Law.