Lectured Crawford (1842 – December 1901) was a teacher, A.M.E. Church minister, and state legislator in Georgia.[1] He was one of the last African American legislators in Georgia prior to the prohibition on Black people holding office in the state.
Lectured Crawford | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the McIntosh County district | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1842 |
| Died | December 1901 (aged 58–59) |
| Political party | Republican |
Crawford represented McIntosh County, Georgia.[2] He contested an election outcome. He supported pensions for Georgia's Confederate soldiers.[3]
He was one of several African Americans to represent the county in the Georgia House during and after Reconstruction.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Walker County messenger. (LaFayette, Ga.) 187?-current, October 25, 1900, Page 4, Image 4 « Georgia Historic Newspapers". gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu.
- ^ "Black Politics in Lowcountry Georgia after the Civil War | Starting Points". 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Clipped From The Atlanta Constitution". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1888. p. 116 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Legare, John Girardeau (July 2012). The Darien Journal of John Girardeau Legare, Ricegrower. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820343105.
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