George C. Coleman

Last updated

George C. Coleman (1851-1926) was an American state legislator from Florida. He represented Nassau County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives in 1881. [1]

His post office was in Callahan, Florida. [2] In 1889, the Indianapolis Journal reported that he had to flee his home at night for safety from enraged Democrats. He was described as "Colored". [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brown (Jr.), Canter (March 29, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN   978-0-8173-0915-2 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ House, Florida Legislature (March 29, 1881). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Indianapolis Journal 6 March 1889 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.