Hugh A. Carson

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Hugh A. Carson (died May 9, 1913) was a delegate to Alabama's 1875 Constitutional Convention and served as a state representative for two terms in Alabama during the Reconstruction era. He was a former slave.[1]

Carson was a delegate to the 1875 Alabama Constitutional Convention and a member of the Alabama House of Representatives. He was classified as "Colored".[2] Clerk of the Alabama House of Representatives Ellis Phelan reported on a petition to the Alabama legislature "praying for the expulsion" of state senator John W. Jones of Lowndes County and Carson.[3]

Carson testified that he witnessed vote rigging in the 1882 election.[4] He testified he lived in Hayneville, Alabama for almost a decade and was 38.[4]

Carson belonged to the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church[5] in Montgomery, Alabama. He lived at 326 Cleveland Avenue and served as Deputy United States collector.[5] His brother served in the state house from 1872 until 1874 representing Lowndes County.[5]

Carson was one of the last African Americans to serve in the Alabama state legislature in the 19th century. He was removed from office in 1878 and replaced with .[6][7] He was buried at Lincoln Cemetery.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Report-Selma-FINAL.pdf
  2. ^ "1875 Constitution Delegates | We the People Alabama". Wethepeoplealabama.
  3. ^ Senate, Alabama Legislature (April 3, 1876). "Journal". etc. – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "United States Congressional Serial Set". U.S. Government Printing Office. April 3, 1884 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b c d Bailey, Richard (December 31, 2010). Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags: Black Officeholders During the Reconstruction of Alabama, 1867-1878. NewSouth Books. ISBN 9781588381897 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Bailey, Richard (April 3, 2010). Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags: Black Officeholders During the Reconstruction of Alabama, 1867-1878. NewSouth Books. ISBN 9781588381897 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Journal". 1879.


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