Richard Horatio Black
Richard Horatio Black | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the Alachua County district | |
| In office 1869–1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 11, 1839 |
| Died | May 13, 1911 (aged 72) |
Richard Horatio Black (February 11, 1839 - May 13, 1911) was a soldier, teacher, Volusia County registrar, justice of the peace, member of the Florida House of Representatives and held a custom house position in Philadelphia.[1][2] He was a member of the state house representing Alachua County, Florida in 1869 and 1870,[3]
In August 1868 he was made an Inspector of Elections.[4] From 1868 to 1869 he served as a justice of the peace.[5]
In his 1888 book Carpetbag Rule in Florida, former Leon County, Florida legislator John Wallace or presumed author William D. Bloxham described him as educated in an otherwise derisive and derogatory account of African Americans, Republicans, and the Reconstruction era.[3]
See also[]
- African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
References[]
- ^ Florida's Black Public Officials by Canter Brown Jr. page 75
- ^ Davis, William Watson (February 15, 1913). The Civil War and Reconstruction in Florida. Columbia Univ. ISBN 9780722201985 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "General Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Adopted by the ... Legislature of Florida ..." Office of the Floridian and Journal. February 15, 1870 – via Google Books.
- ^ "United States Congressional Serial Set". U.S. Government Printing Office. February 15, 1877 �� via Google Books.
- ^ Brown, Canter (February 15, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152 – via Google Books.
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