John W. Wyatt

John W. Wyatt (b. 1831/2) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, A.M.E. minister, delegate to Florida's 1868 Constitutional Convention, state legislator, county commissioner, and justice of the peace. He was described as being illiterate and an excellent orator. ^[1]

Wyatt was elected to represent Leon County in the Florida House of Representatives from 1870 until 1874. ^[2]

Wyatt chaired a legislative committee investigating a railroad's bonds in 1872. He also served on the Committee on Engrossed Bills. ^[3]

See also

• African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900

References

1. Brown, Canter (May 2, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN   9780817309152 – via Google Books.
2. Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 237. ISBN   978-0-8071-2082-8 . Retrieved November 12, 2022.
3. "Journal of the Proceedings of the Assembly of the State of Florida at its Fifth Session". Florida Legislature, House of Representative. May 2, 1872 – via Google Books.