William McLaurin

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William McLaurin was an American politician and Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in the Reconstruction Era.^[1] He represented New Hanover County from 1872 to 1874.^[1] During the American Civil War, he met William B. Gould in New York City.^[2] McLaurin served in the Union Navy during the Civil War.^[1]^[3]

He was African American. He served with fellow African Americans Henry Brewington and Alfred Lloyd who also represented New Hanover County in the North Carolina House.^[4]

References

1 2 3 Gould IV 2002, p. 30.
↑ Gould IV 2002, p. 29-30.
↑ Justesen, Benjamin R. "William H. McLaurin (1834-1902)", North Carolina History Project website, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
↑ Woodson, Carter Godwin; Logan, Rayford Whittingham (1920). The Journal of Negro History. Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.

Works cited

Gould IV, William B. (2002). Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor (paperback ed.). Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4708-3.

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[FOOTNOTEGould_IV200230-1] 1 2 3 Gould IV 2002, p. 30.

[FOOTNOTEGould_IV200229-30-2] Gould IV 2002, p. 29-30.

[3] Justesen, Benjamin R. "William H. McLaurin (1834-1902)", North Carolina History Project website, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[4] Woodson, Carter Godwin; Logan, Rayford Whittingham (1920). The Journal of Negro History. Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.

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