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James A. Shorter, Jr. was a farmer, teacher, and state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1875 and in 1882. [1] He was a Republican. [2] In 1879 he was reportedly attacked by white Greenback Party member William Miller. [1] His father was an A.M.E. bishop. The son graduated from Tougaloo. He served on the Hinds County Board of Registrars. [3] He was a chosen as a delegate to the 1875 Mississippi Republican Party Convention as one of three delegates for Dry Grove, Mississippi. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Affairs at Dry Grove". The Comet. November 1, 1879. Retrieved June 1, 2022 via Mississippi State University Libraries – Against All Odds.
  2. "Call for the Republican Congressional Convention for the Fifth District". Weekly Mississippi Pilot. August 14, 1875. Retrieved June 1, 2011 via University of Mississippi Libraries – Against All Odds.
  3. "James A. Shorter, Jr". University of Mississippi – Against All Odds. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. "Hinds County Nominating Convention". Daily Mississippi Pilot. October 13, 1875. Retrieved June 1, 2022 via University of Mississippi – Against All Odds.