Not to be confused with Georgia Supreme Court judge Willis A. Hawkins (died 1886).
Ashbie Hawkins
Born
William Ashbie Hawkins
(1862-08-02)August 2, 1862
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Died
April 3, 1941(1941-04-03) (aged 78)
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Nationality
American
Alma mater
Morgan State University University of Maryland, College Park Brown University
Occupation
Lawyer
Known for
African American lawyer, counsel for the Baltimore Branch of the NAACP
Relatives
"Red Thunder Cloud" (grandson; born Cromwell Ashbie Hawkins West)
William Ashbie Hawkins (August 2, 1862 – April 3, 1941) was a lawyer in Baltimore, Maryland, who litigated prominent civil rights cases. One of Baltimore's first African American lawyers,[1]
^"Black Baltimore 1870-1920, W. Ashbie Hawkins, Maryland State Archives". W. Ashbie Hawkins. Maryland State Archives. 2009-05-22.
William AshbieHawkins (August 2, 1862 – April 3, 1941) was a lawyer in Baltimore, Maryland, who litigated prominent civil rights cases. One of Baltimore's...
Red Thunder Cloud (May 30, 1919 – January 8, 1996), born Cromwell AshbieHawkins West, also known as Carlos Westez, was a singer, dancer, storyteller,...
himself as a Navajo. Red Thunder Cloud (1919–1996) – Born Cromwell AshbieHawkins West, also known as Carlos Westez, a singer, dancer, storyteller, and...
Hawkins (1895–1990), African-American folk artist Bill Hawkins (cricketer) (1861–1930), New Zealand cricketer and Member of Parliament William Ashbie...
lexicon is presented below. Red Thunder Cloud, an impostor, born Cromwell AshbieHawkins West, claimed to be Catawba and the last speaker of the Catawba language...
president E. T. Morris of Massachusetts, 5thh vice president William AshbieHawkins of Maryland, 6th vice president George Henry White of Philadelphia,...
authority to hear complaints about service. In December 1911, William AshbieHawkins represented several plaintiffs before the PSC protesting against the...
Baltimore, she secured the services of local African American attorney W. AshbieHawkins and sued the railroad. She won her case and was awarded damages totalling...
term in office, but was beaten by Republican Ovington Weller. William AshbieHawkins (Independent) George D. Iverson Jr., Democratic Delegate from Baltimore...
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