Hayes, George E. C. (George Edward Chalmers), 1894-1968
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Civil rights attorney of Washington, D.C.
From the description of George E.C. Hayes papers, 1922-1956 (bulk 1947-1956). (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70946704
Civil rights attorney and University Counsel for Howard University.
From the description of Papers, 1911-1968. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941151
George Edward Chalmers Hayes (1894-1968), civil rights attorney and University Counsel for Howard University, was an individual whose accomplishments were often labeled as ""firsts"".
He was the first Black man to serve as chairman of the District of Columbia Public Utilities Commission; the first Black elected to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Board of Trade; and the first Black lawyer to hold office in the District of Columbia Bar Association when he was elected to its Board of Directors. He served on the Howard University Board of Trustees for more than eighteen years, as the University Counsel for more than thirty-five years, and as adjunct professor at the Howard University Law School.
Source: George E.C. Hayes Papers, Box 150-1, Folder l, "Biographical Sketches", MSRC, Howard University.
From the guide to the George E.C. Hayes Papers, 1911-1968, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)
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Subjects:
- African Americans
- Civil rights and socialism
- Civil rights movement
- Public service commission
- Race discrimination
- Segregation in education
Occupations:
- African American lawyers
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Places:
- Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
- Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
