Powell Smythe

Powell Smythe
South Carolina House of Representatives
In office 1868–?

Powell Smythe was a member of the South Carolina General Assembly during the Reconstruction era. He represented Clarendon County, South Carolina. ^{[1] [2]}

He served in the state House of Representatives in 1868 representing Clarendon County along with William Nelson. ^[3] He supported Franklin J. Moses Jr. having his "disabilities" removed in 1868 after the American Civil War. ^[4] An 1873 report showed him receiving 350 votes for a state representative seat. ^[5] His photograph was included in a montage of Radical Republican South Carolina legislators. ^[6]

References

1. Congress, United States. "The Congressional Globe". Blair & Rives – via Google Books.
2. Edgar, Walter B.; Bailey, N. Louise (July 11, 1974). Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives: Faunt, J.S.R. and Rector, R.E., with Bowden, D.K. Session lists, 1692-1973. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN   9780872493049 – via Google Books.
3. "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". The State. July 11, 1868 – via Google Books.
4. Congress, United States. "The Congressional Globe". Blair & Rives – via Google Books.
5. Carolina, South (July 11, 1873). "Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly" – via Google Books.
6. "Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature" (photograph and description). National Museum of African American History and Culture. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. 1868. Retrieved 8 June 2020.