Walter Arthur Gordon (October 10, 1894 – April 2, 1976) was the first African American to receive a doctorate of law from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall law school. He had an extremely long and varied career where he served as a police officer, lawyer, assistant football coach, member of the California Adult Authority, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, and a Federal District Judge.
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10 October 1894 Atlanta, Georgia
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2 April 1976 (aged 81) Piedmont, California, U.S.
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Zodiac | Libra |
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