J. Goldsteen Dupree

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J. Goldsteen Dupree
Texas House of Representatives
In office
February 8, 1870 – January 14, 1873
Personal details
Born1846
Died1873(1873-00-00) (aged 26–27)
Political partyRepublican

J. Goldsteen Dupree (1846 – 1873) was a state legislator in Texas.[1] He was a Republican.[2] He testified against two fellow African American legislators who were then unseated for having received intelligible votes.[3] Dupree was murdered, allegedly by white vigilantes.

See also[]

  • African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References[]

  1. ^ "TSHA | Dupree, J. Goldsteen". www.tshaonline.org.
  2. ^ "Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Mobile". lrl.texas.gov.
  3. ^ "Forever Free: The Biographies - Page 3 | TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov.


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