Washington J. Oglesby

Biography

Washington J. Oglesby (1859 – July 6, 1902) was an American lawyer, and politician in Oakland, California. He is said to be the first Black lawyer admitted to the bar by the State of California when he passed in 1896, his case went to the Supreme Court of California, and he was refused bar admittance until 1902. He also worked as a school teacher and real estate agent in his early career.

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