Edmund O. Austin

Edmund O. Austin (1881-1964) immigrated to New York City from Barbados, British West Indies when he was seventeen years old. He earned his law degree from Fordham University and passed the bar in 1910, and he practiced law in New York, specializing in inheritance and tax law. After his retirement, he wrote his novel The Black Challenge and some poetry.

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“Edmund O. Austin, Retired Lawyer, 83.” New York Times, 21 Jan. 1964.