Harry Cruse

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Harry Cruse (born 1840/1) was an American politician who served as state representative, state senator, and public official in Florida. [1]

He served in the Florida State Senate from 1869 until 1870. [1]

He represented Gadsden County in the Florida House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era from 1871 until 1874 and in 1877. [2]

He was accused in testimony of being appointed to a patronage position as a timber agent and not doing any work as such. [3] He testified about bribery allegations against state senator C. H. Pearce. He is described as having been allied with Marcellus Lovejoy Stearns. [4]

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  1. 1 2 Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 55. ISBN   978-0-8071-2082-8 . Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. ISBN   9780817309152.
  3. ↑ Representatives, USA Congress House of (January 1, 1876). "House Documents". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Wallace, John (January 1, 1888). "Carpet Bag Rule in Florida: The Inside Workings of the Reconstruction of Civil Government in Florida After the Close of the Civil War". Da Costa printing and publishing house – via Google Books.
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