Henry Burckmeyer
Henry Z. Burckmeyer was an American politician. He was a state legislator in South Carolina.[1] He represented Charleston County as an Independent in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1874 to 1876.[2] He was documented as a merchant who was free before the American Civil War.[3] He has been described as "mullato".[2]
He and other African-American political leaders in South Carolina were honoured in a 2019 / 2020 resolution.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Carolina, South (1873). Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. p. 367. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b Foner, Eric (1993). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507406-2.
- ^ Holt, Thomas (1979). Black over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina During Reconstruction. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252007750.
- ^ "South Carolina H3818 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly".