Samuel Fitzhugh
Samuel Fitzhugh | |
|---|---|
 Fitzhugh in 1874 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1874–1876 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel W. Fitzhugh c. 1844 Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Delia Anna |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Politician, educator |
Samuel W. Fitzhugh was an American politician. He was a state legislator representing Wilkinson County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1876.[1]
The Vicksburg Daily Times referred to him as the "cider colored negro" and a "colleague of the tallow-faced Gubbs" in a blurb deriding African American Republicans.[2] He was one of the legislator signatories of a letter explaining their opposition to a convict labor bill.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Samuel W. Fitzhugh (Wilkinson County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
- ↑ Times, Vicksburg Daily (February 5, 1868). "Vicksburg Daily Times clipping".
- ↑ Pilot, Weekly Mississippi (February 20, 1875). "Weekly Mississippi Pilot clipping".
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