George Edward Chalmer Hayes

George E. C. Hayes
George E. C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, and James Nabrit Jr. in 1954 winning Brown case
Born(1894-07-01)July 1, 1894
Richmond, Virginia
DiedDecember 20, 1968(1968-12-20) (aged 74)
Washington, D.C.
EducationBrown University (1915)
Howard University School of Law (1918)
Known forBolling v. Sharpe

George Edward Chalmers Hayes (July 1, 1894 – December 20, 1968) was a Washington, D.C., lawyer who defended Annie Lee Moss on March 11, 1954. He was the lead attorney in Bolling v. Sharpe (1954). In 1955 he became the first African American to serve on the District of Columbia Public Utilities Commission.

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