(1880 - 1951)
| Charles E. Toney / Judge | (1880 - 1951) |
| Biography: | One of the first African-American jurists in New York, Judge Charles Toney was elected to the Municipal Court of the Tenth Manhattan District in 1930 and maintained his seat until 1950. He was born in Alabama and studied at Syracuse University. He began practising law in New York in 1905. Active in community affairs in Harlem, he also served on the board of directors of the N.A.A.C.P. From 1931 until his death, Toney lived with his wife, Lily, in apartment 13 E at 409 Edgecombe Avenue. |
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| Bibliography: | Anderson, 335, 344. Manhattan Address Telephone Directories. New York Times [obituary], Mar. 23, 1951, p. 21. |
