Harry Cole, born January 21, 1921 in Washington, DC, was the first African-American ever elected to the Maryland Senate and the first African-American to serve on the Maryland Court of Appeals. He was valedictorian of his graduating class from Morgan State College with a Bachelor of Arts. After serving in the U.S. Army, he studied law at the University of Maryland and was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1949.
He was elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1955 and served until 1966.
He passed away in Baltimore February 14, 1999.
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