Joseph Smothers

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Joseph Smothers was a Baptist minister and state legislator in Mississippi. [1] He represented Claiborne County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1872 to 1875. [2]

He was born in Kentucky. [1] He lived in Port Gibson, Mississippi. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Joseph Smothers (Claiborne County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
  2. Foner, Eric (1996). Freedom's Lawmakers : A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Louisiana State University Press. p. 200. OCLC   34598098.
  3. "Vicksburg Evening Post clipping · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com. 21 July 1885.