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Chauncey Eskridge was born on 11 November, 1917 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an Attorney. Discover Chauncey Eskridge's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Occupation Lawyer and judge
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 11 November 1917
Birthday 11 November
Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of death (1988-01-18) Oak Forest, Illinois
Died Place Oak Forest, Illinois
Nationality United States

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Who Is Chauncey Eskridge's Wife?

His wife is Rosalyn Lindsay Eskridge

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Chauncey Eskridge Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Chauncey Eskridge worth at the age of 71 years old? Chauncey Eskridge’s income source is mostly from being a successful Attorney. He is from United States. We have estimated Chauncey Eskridge's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

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2001

Eskridge was portrayed by Joe Morton in the 2001 biopic Ali about Muhammad Ali. He was portrayed by Chuck Cooper in the film Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight about the Clay v. United States case in the Supreme Court. In the film The Muhammad Ali Story, he was portrayed by Paul Winfield.

1988

Eskridge married Rosalyn Lindsay. They had two children, Victor Henry Eskridge and Victoria Eskridge Squires. Eskridge died in January 1988 at Oak Forest Hospital after spending eleven months in a coma. He had been residing in Avalon Park at the time.

1981

Eskridge became a judge in 1981 and served as an associate judge on the Cook County Circuit Court until 1986.

1968

Eskridge served on the board of directors for the Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank beginning in 1968, making him the first African-American director of a bank in Chicago.

1960

Eskridge advised the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an African-American civil rights organization, in the late 1960s. He was also the executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Foundation. Eskridge represented Martin Luther King Jr. in the City of Memphis v. Martin Luther King at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. This was King's last case. Eskridge was present at the Memphis hotel where King was assassinated in April 1968. He helped place King on a stretcher at the hotel and accompanied him to the hospital. After King's death, Eskridge also represented King's estate.

1949

During World War II, he served as a pilot in Italy as one of the Tuskegee Airmen and flew 105 combat missions. After the war, Eskridge attended John Marshall Law School in Chicago, graduating in 1949.

1939

Eskridge grew up in Homewood, a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Westinghouse High School. He graduated from the Tuskegee Institute in 1939.

1933

Eskridge was also a U.S. Army Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Fighter Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or “Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("Black Birdmen") among enemy German pilots.

1917

Chauncey Eskridge (November 11, 1917 – January 18, 1988) was an American attorney and judge. He provided legal counseling for activist Martin Luther King Jr., one of the leaders of the civil rights movement. He served on the legal team of world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, and argued the Clay v. United States case in which the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Ali's conviction for refusing to serve in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.