List of first minority male lawyers and judges in New Hampshire

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in New Hampshire. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are those who achieved other distinctions, such becoming the first in their state to obtain a law degree or become a political figure.

Firsts in state history

Lawyer

Justice of the Peace

Judge
  • Ivory Cobb:[11] First African American male judge in New Hampshire

See also

Other topics of interest

References
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  10. Hammond, Otis Grant (1908). The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress. J.N. McClintock.
  11. Belman, Felice; Pride, Mike (2001). The New Hampshire Century: Concord Monitor Profiles of One Hundred People who Shaped it. UPNE. ISBN 9781584650874.
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