Talk:Gustavus Woodson Wickliffe

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Discrepancies on the "first" Black lawyer to pass the bar in California

It appears in texts that Washington J. Oglesby (1859 – July 6, 1902) has been credited as the first Black lawyer to pass the bar in the State of California in 1896, but was refused bar admittance until 1902;^[1]^[2] however reliable citation(s) show Gustavus Woodson Wickliffe had passed the Southern California bar two years earlier in 1894.^[3] The confusion is if this was a different version of the bar exam, or a mistype of the date(s)? Oglesby is most likely notable either way, and also needs a WP article and research. PigeonChickenFish (talk) 04:11, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also it appears that R. C. O. Benjamin (1855–1900) was also credited as the first Black lawyer to pass the state bar in California in 1887.

FloridaArmy, I added this question to Talk:List of first minority male lawyers and judges in California, in hopes someone knows more. PigeonChickenFish (talk) 05:35, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Washington Oglesby dies without having been sick". San Francisco Chronicle. 1902-07-07. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-03-22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tramble, Thomas; Tramble, Wilma (2007). The Pullman Porters and West Oakland. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7385-4789-3.
^ "G. W. Wickliffe's Funeral Delayed". Los Angeles Evening Express. 1921-06-02. p. 15. Retrieved 2025-03-21 – via Newspapers.com.

Relations?

Related to Daniel Carmichael Wickliffe of Kentuck? D. C. Wickliffe. Documented here. FloridaArmy (talk) 03:12, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Washington Oglesby dies without having been sick". San Francisco Chronicle. 1902-07-07. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-03-22 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Tramble, Thomas; Tramble, Wilma (2007). The Pullman Porters and West Oakland. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7385-4789-3.

[3] "G. W. Wickliffe's Funeral Delayed". Los Angeles Evening Express. 1921-06-02. p. 15. Retrieved 2025-03-21 – via Newspapers.com.

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