J. H. Johnson (politician)
J. H. Johnson | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1872–1875 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
| Profession | Politician |
J. H. Johnson was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented DeSoto County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives 1872–1875.[1][2]
He was an abolitionist from Ohio who assisted people in their escape from slavery. He served as a trustee of a normal school in Holly Springs, Mississippi.[3]
He studied at Oberlin College.[3] He attended a colored convention in 1872.[4] He was described as short, very stout, and as having one-half Anglo-Saxon blood.[5] He proposed a bill to establish a female normal school in Hillsboro, Mississippi.[6] He was a Republican.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sewell, George A.; Dwight, Margaret L. (November 28, 1984). Mississippi Black History Makers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604733907 – via Google Books.
- ^ Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "J. H. Johnson (DeSoto County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
- ^ "Times-Picayune clipping". April 12, 1872.
- ^ Era, New National (March 27, 1873). "New National Era clipping".
- ^ "Weekly Mississippi Pilot clipping". March 13, 1875.
- ^ "Daily Mississippi Pilot clipping". August 1, 1875.
- ^ "Daily Mississippi Pilot clipping". August 1, 1875.
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