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McCants Stewart
1877–1919
United States
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McCants Stewart (July 11, 1877 – April 14, 1919) was an African-American lawyer. Born to a prominent attorney in New York, Stewart studied law in Minnesota and became the first African American lawyer in the state of Oregon. His lack of financial success in Oregon led him to eventually move to San Francisco, where failing vision led him to commit suicide.
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