Benjamin F. Alexander

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Benjamin F. Alexander
Alabama House of Representatives
In office
1868–1870

Benjamin F. Alexander was an American politician. He was a delegate to Alabama's 1867 Constitutional Convention and a state representative for Greene County, Alabama during the Reconstruction era. [1] He lived in Eutaw. [2]

A farmer, he was born in North Carolina in 1820. [3]

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  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2020-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Bailey, Richard (December 31, 2010). Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags: Black Officeholders During the Reconstruction of Alabama, 1867-1878. NewSouth Books. ISBN   9781588381897 via Google Books.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=AoX1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA107&dq=matt+avery+perry+county+alabama.negro&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO7_KXg7yKAxUEtYQIHT5oK3gQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=matt%20avery%20perry%20county%20alabama.negro&f=false