Thomas Pressley

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Thomas Pressley was a state legislator in South Carolina. He represented Williamsburg County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1872 to 1874.^[1]^[2] He was elected from Williamsburg along with Fortune Giles and James F. Peterson ^[3] who were also "colored".^[4]

He was sworn in November 26, 1872.^[5]

References

↑ Freedoms Lawmakers by Eric Foner, Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 173
↑ Bryant, Lawrence Chesterfield (1974). "South Carolina Negro Legislators: A Glorious Success: State and Local Officeholders; Biographies of Negro Representatives, 1868-1902".
↑ General Assembly, South Carolina (1873). "Report of State Officers, Board and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina".
↑ "Clipped from the Charleston Daily News". The Charleston Daily News. 28 October 1872. p. 1.
↑ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". 1873.

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[freedom-1] Freedoms Lawmakers by Eric Foner, Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 173

[2] Bryant, Lawrence Chesterfield (1974). "South Carolina Negro Legislators: A Glorious Success: State and Local Officeholders; Biographies of Negro Representatives, 1868-1902".

[3] General Assembly, South Carolina (1873). "Report of State Officers, Board and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina".

[4] "Clipped from the Charleston Daily News". The Charleston Daily News. 28 October 1872. p. 1.

[5] "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". 1873.

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