 wade hampton mccree, jr. (july 3, 1920 &ndash; august 30, 1987) was an american attorney, judge, public official and law professor. he was the first african american appointed to the u.s. court of appeals for the sixth circuit and the second african-american solicitor general in the history of the united states. he joined the faculty of the university of michigan law school after leaving government service in 1981, and taught there until the time of his death. ==life and career== mccree was born in des moines, iowa to wade hampton mccree sr., a graduate of fisk university who had worked his way through college as a butler and who became the first african-american pharmacist and pharmacy owner in iowa. mccree senior was later employed as first african-american narcotics inspector for the food and drug administration.pace, eric. wade h. mccree jr. dies at 67; was judge and solicitor general, new york times, sep 1, 1987mackinnow, kin foley notable american unitarians, from the bulletin, boston latin school association mccree grew up mainly in boston, and attended the prestigious boston latin school. like his father, mccree worked his way through fisk university. he was elected to the phi beta kappa society and graduated summa cum laude in 1941. after serving a four-year stint as a captain in the united states army during world war ii, mccree entered harvard law school and graduated 12th in his class in 1948. mccree and his wife, dores, a graduate of simmons college, then moved to her hometown of detroit, michigan where they raised three children. mccree practiced law at the legendary bl
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