Honorable
Harry A. Cole
Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
In office
1977–1991
Nominated byGovernor Blair Lee, III
Preceded byFrederick J. Singley Jr.
Succeeded byRobert M. Bell
Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City
In office
1967–1977
Appointed bySpiro T. Agnew
Member of the Maryland State Senate
In office
1955–1966
Personal details
Born(1921-01-01)January 1, 1921
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedFebruary 14, 1999(1999-02-14) (aged 78)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
SpouseDoris F. Cole
ChildrenSusan Cole Hill
Harriette Cole
Stephanie Hill
Alma materMorgan State University, University of Maryland Law School

Harry A. Cole (January 1, 1921 – February 14, 1999) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician. He was a member of the Maryland State Senate from Baltimore, Maryland. He was the first African-American ever elected to the Maryland Senate and the first African-American to serve on the Maryland Court of Appeals.[2]

Background

Born in Washington, D.C., Cole was one of five children. His father died while he was an infant and his mother moved the family back to Baltimore where she had grown up.[2] Cole attended Baltimore public schools and graduated from Douglass High School, he then attended and graduated as class valedictorian from Morgan State College with an A.B. in 1943. Immediately after college, Cole joined the U.S. Army where he was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps. He received an honorable discharge in 1946. Cole resumed his education and went on to the University of Maryland Law School where he earned an LL.B. in 1949. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1949.[3]

Judicial career

Associate Judge, Municipal Court of Baltimore City, 1967. Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (now Circuit Court), 1967–77. Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1977–91.

Personal life

Cole married the former Doris Freeland in 1958; three daughters: Susan, Harriette and Stephanie. He died of pneumonia at Church Home, Baltimore, Maryland on February 14, 1999.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Judge Harry A. Cole". The Baltimore Sun. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Judge Harry A. Cole". the Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  3. ↑ "Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series): Harry A. Cole". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
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