John R. Hargrove, Sr., was the first African American to be appointed assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland and was later appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Hargrove was born on October 25, 1923 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he was the first son of Georgine and Raymond Hargrove. When he was six months old, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Saint ...
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John R. Hargrove, Sr., was the first African American to be appointed assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland and was later appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Hargrove was born on October 25, 1923 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he was the first son of Georgine and Raymond Hargrove. When he was six months old, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Saint Catherine's Academy (now Saint Pius School), and graduated from Douglass High School in 1941. After high school, he entered Morgan State College in Baltimore. His studies were interrupted by World War II when he joined the military service. He served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1943 to 1946 where he attained the rank of sergeant. After the war he graduated from Howard University where he received his B.A. in 1947. Hargrove graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1950 and was admitted to the bar the same year. In...
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