William Murrell Jr.
William Murrell Jr. (1845 - 1932) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and became a state legislator in Louisiana.[1][2] He edited the Madison Vindicator.[3][4]
He represented Madison Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1872 to 1876 and 1879 to 1880.[5]
He opposed the exodus of African Americans to Kansas (exodusters).[6]
References[]
- ^ "Steuben County Hall of Fame". www.steubencony.org.
- ^ Foner, Eric (September 18, 1993). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507406-2 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hogue, James K. (November 15, 2011). Uncivil War: Five New Orleans Street Battles and the Rise and Fall of Radical Reconstruction. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807143926 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Madison Vindicator (Delta, Madison Parish, La.) 1874-187?".
- ^ Vincent, Charles (January 28, 2011). Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction. SIU Press. ISBN 9780809385812 – via Google Books.
- ^ Vincent, Charles (September 18, 1999). The African American Experience in Louisiana: From the Civil War to Jim Crow. Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana. ISBN 9781887366373 – via Google Books.
Categories:
- 1845 births
- 1932 deaths
- People of Louisiana in the American Civil War
- Union Army soldiers
- Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- People from Madison Parish, Louisiana
- Editors of Louisiana newspapers
- 19th-century American politicians
- 19th-century American newspaper editors