Allen W. Wilder

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Allen W. Wilder (born about 1843) was an American state legislator, teacher, and lawyer in Texas. [1] He was born into slavery in North Carolina. [2] He was possibly the first African American in Texas to become a lawyer. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

He served one term representing Washington County, Texas in the Texas House of Representatives after winning office in the 1872 election. His election to the House in 1876 was overturned. [2]

Somebody shot him with a gun at a ballot counting site, and his arm was amputated. [3]

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  1. ↑ "Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Mobile". lrl.texas.gov.
  2. 1 2 "TSHA | Wilder, Allen W." www.tshaonline.org.
  3. 1 2 Browning, John; Wright, Carolyn (December 2014). "Unsung Heroes: The First African American Lawyers in Texas". Texas Bar Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ Browning, Joseph G.; Wright, Carolyn. "We Stood on Their Shoulders: The First African American Attorneys in Texas (59 Howard Law Journal 2015-2016)". Howard Law Journal. 59: 55. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  5. ↑ Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN   0812216857.
  6. ↑ Payne, Darwin (2009). Quest for Justice: Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Texas. Southern Methodist University Press. ISBN   9780870745522.
  7. ↑ Bauer, Mark (February 26, 2019). "Uncovering a Mystery: Who Were the First African-American Attorneys in Texas?". Texas Lawyer. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  8. ↑ "Who Was the First African-American Lawyer in Texas". Texas Lawyer. Retrieved 2016-10-15.


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