Christian Cole (barrister)

The plaque commemorating Christian Cole in Logic Lane

Christian Frederick Cole (1852 – 1885) was a Sierra Leone Creole lawyer and the first black African barrister to practise in the English courts.[1][2] Originally from the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate, he was the first black graduate of the University of Oxford, where he studied as a non-collegiate student and then at University College.[1][3][4]

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  2. ^ Brockliss, L. W. B. (2016). The University of Oxford: A History. Oxford University Press. p. 410. ISBN 9780199243563.
  3. ^ "Black History Month". BBC Oxford. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ^ Liddell, Marcus (18 October 2017). "Christian Cole: Oxford University's first black student". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2017.