Isaac Nutter

Isaac Henry Nutter

• School Howard University

• Born August 20, 1878 in Princess Anne, MD USA
• Died February 12, 1959 in Pleasantville, NJ USA

Biographical Information

Isaac Nutter was the first African-American lawyer in Atlantic County, NJ and was a prominent defense lawyer. He was president of the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1927-1928 and also was president of the Eastern Colored League, replacing Ed Bolden in an attempt to impose organization on a league beset by issues of umpiring quality and scheduling.

Sources include Black Ball and the Boardwalk by Jim Overmyer, The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues by James Riley, The Moors of Delaware