George C. Smith (Coahoma County)
State Senate: 1874-1875
Born: c. 1822 in Ohio
Preceded Blanche K. Bruce as Bolivar County’s superintendent of education (1874-1878). Listed as a farm laborer on the 1870 census in Bolivar County.
![Signature of George C. Smith](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/georgesmith.png)
![Resignation letter, June 26, 1875](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/smithletter-150x150.png)
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![Letter from George C. Smith to Governor Ames, Jan 29, 1876](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/smithletter-1-150x150.png)
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The First Black Legislators in Mississippi
State Senate: 1874-1875
Born: c. 1822 in Ohio
Preceded Blanche K. Bruce as Bolivar County’s superintendent of education (1874-1878). Listed as a farm laborer on the 1870 census in Bolivar County.