Hastie, William Henry, Jr., 1904-1976
William Henry Hastie Jr. (November 17, 1904 – April 14, 1976) was an American lawyer, judge, educator, public official, and civil rights advocate. He was the first African American to serve as Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a federal judge, and as a federal appellate judge. He served as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously served as District Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands.
Hastie was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to William Henry Hastie, Sr. and Roberta Childs. He graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College in 1925, and went on to Harvard Law School, receiving his LL.B. in 1930 and his S.J.D. in 1933.
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