Henry L. Shrewsbury

Henry L. Shrewsbury (born c. 1847) was an American teacher and Reconstruction era state legislator in South Carolina. ^{[1] [2]} He was described as a free mullato, ^[3] and represented Chesterfield County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 ^{[4] [5]} until 1870.^{[ citation needed ]}

Amelia Ann Shrewsbury was his sister. ^[3] He taught at a school established by the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War. ^[3]

He ran the Freedman Bureau office in Cheraw, South Carolina. ^[6] He was a delegate to the 1868 South Carolina Constitutional Convention. ^[7] He was appointed and election commissioner for Chesterfield County, South Carolina in October 1868. ^[8]

The Chesterfield Democrat gave a favorable accounting of his integrity as a politician. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Holt, Thomas Cleveland (June 13, 1977). Black Over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina During Reconstruction. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   9780252007750 – via Google Books.
2. Gatell, Frank Otto; Goodman, Paul; Weinstein, Allen (June 13, 1972). The Growth of American Politics: Since the Civil War. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780195015478 – via Google Books.
3. Johnson, Michael P.; Roark, James L. (June 13, 1984). Black Masters: A Free Family of Color in the Old South. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN   9780393303148 – via Google Books.
4. "Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
5. Gibbes, James G (1868). Radical members of the So. Ca. legislature. OCLC   228111724.
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7. Gatell, Frank Otto; Goodman, Paul; Weinstein, Allen (June 13, 1972). The Growth of American Politics: Through Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780195015454 – via Google Books.
8. "Election Commissioner". The Daily Phoenix. October 9, 1868. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
9. Chaddock, Katherine Reynolds (September 27, 2017). Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard College. JHU Press. ISBN   9781421423296 – via Google Books.
10. Taylor, Alrutheus Ambush (June 13, 1924). The Negro in South Carolina During the Reconstruction. Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. ISBN   9781404760899 – via Google Books.