Malcolm Claiborne
Malcolm Claiborne | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the Burke County district | |
| In office 1868 – 1868 Original 33 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1838 |
| Died | 1870 (aged 31–32) |
| Political party | Republican |
Malcolm Claiborne (1838–1870), sometimes spelled Claiborn, was an elected representative in the Georgia Legislature. An African American, he along with 25 of 29 African Americans elected in Georgia in 1868 were denied seats by their white colleagues. After federal intervention they were allowed to take office in 1870. Claiborne was shot and killed the same year in a dispute with the messenger sent by the Georgia House, , who had been a black delegate to the Constitutional Convention,[1] in a heated dispute over the pay of House pages.[2][3][4][full citation needed][5] Claiborne is believed to be buried at the Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta), although the exact location of his grave is unknown.[5]
References[]
- ^ Paul Laurence Sanford (August 1, 1947). "The negro in the political reconstruction of Georgia, 1866-1872". Atlanta University Center - Robert W. Woodruff Library: 63. Retrieved December 24, 2018. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Edmund L. Drago (1992). Black Politicians and Reconstruction in Georgia: A Splendid Failure. University of Georgia Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-8203-1438-9.
- ^ Atlanta Historical Society Bulletin, Volume 20, Atlanta Historical Society 1976
- ^ Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction Front Cover Eric Foner Oxford University Press, 1993 - History - 290 pages
- ^ a b "Black History Month at Oakland Cemetery". Oakland Cemetery. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Categories:
- 1838 births
- 1870 deaths
- African-American state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Original 33
- African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era
- Members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians