Robert Morris (lawyer)

Robert Morris
Born(1823-06-08)June 8, 1823
Salem, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 12, 1882(1882-12-12) (aged 59)
Boston, Massachusetts
OccupationLawyer
Known forAbolitionist

Robert Morris (June 8, 1823 – December 12, 1882) was one of the first African-American attorneys in the United States,[1] and was called "the first really successful colored lawyer in America."[2]: 99 

  1. ^ "Morris, Robert, Sr. (1823–1882)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Smith Jr., J. Clay; Marshall, Thurgood (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-1685-1.