Dred Wimberly
Dred Wimberly (c. 1848 - June 16, 1937) was a state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1879 and 1887 and in the North Carolina Senate in 1889. He represented Edgecombe County.[1] He was a Republican. He married twice and had several children.[2]
When he was a slave he was owned by the Battle family.[3] A historical marker in Rocky Mount, North Carolina commemorates his achievements.[4]
He is buried at Unity Cemetery in Rocky Mount.[5]
See also
[edit]- African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
- List of first African-American U.S. state legislators
References
[edit]- ^ "Dred Wimberly".
- ^ "Wimberly, Dred | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
- ^ "A Genealogical Case Study: Dred Wimberly – Digital Rocky Mount Mills".
- ^ "Dred Wimberly Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ^ https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/group-plans-community-cleanup-day-at-unity-cemetery/article_1ecd595b-b8fe-5e27-90b1-06d85a10d340.html