Skip to content

Against All Odds

The First Black Legislators in Mississippi

Home
The Legislators
Sources
Miscellaneous
Contact/Info

Signatures

Below are the legislators’ signatures that I’ve found so far. Most of these were found on documents in the Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi project.

Signature of George Washington Albright — George Washington Albright

Signature of Peter Barrow — Peter Barrow

Signature of Monroe Bell — Monroe Bell

Signature of Stephen B. Blackwell — Stephen B. Blackwell

Signature of Jesse F. Boulden — Jesse F. Boulden

Signature of Anderson Boyd — Anderson Boyd

Signature of George W. Boyd — George W. Boyd

Signature of Walter Boyd — Walter Boyd

Signature of Frank P. Brooks — Frank P. Brooks

Signature of Blanche K. Bruce — Blanche K. Bruce

Signature of Charles Caldwell — Charles Caldwell

Signature of J. Wesley Caradine — J. Wesley Caradine

Signature of Hannibal C. Carter — Hannibal C. Carter

Signature of James D. Cessor — James D. Cessor

Signature of George Washington Chavis — George Washington Chavis

Signature of Ben Chiles — Benjamin Chiles

Signature of Richard Christmas — Richard Christmas

Signature of Milton Coates — Milton Coates

Signature of Thomas A. Cotton — Thomas A. Cotton

Signature of A. K. Davis — Alexander K. Davis

Signature of Weldon W. Edwards — Weldon W. Edwards

Signature of Samuel W. Fitzhugh — Samuel W. Fitzhugh

Signature of George Washington Gayles — George Washington Gayles

Signature of Robert Gleed — Robert Gleed

Signature of William Gray — William Gray

Signature of David S. Green — David S. Green

Signature of Richard Griggs — Richard Griggs

Signature of Alfred Handy — Alfred Newton Handy

Emanuel Handy

Signature of W. H. Harris — W. H. Harris

Signature of Ambrose Henderson — Ambrose Henderson

Signature of James Hill — James Hill

Signature of Gilbert Horton — Gilbert Horton

Merrimon Howard

Signature of J. H. Johnson — J. H. Johnson

Signature of Cornelius J. Jones — Cornelius J. Jones

Signature of William H. Jones — William H. Jones

Signature of William R. Landers — William R. Landers

Signature of James Lynch — James D. Lynch

Signature of John R. Lynch — John R. Lynch

Signature of William H. Lynch — William H. Lynch

Signature of D. T. J. Matthews — D. T. J. Mathews

Signature of Henry Mayson — Henry Mayson

Signature of Thomas McCain — Thomas McCain

Signature of Marshall McNeese — Marshall McNeese

Signature of Cicero Mitchell — Cicero Mitchell

Signature of John H. Morgan — John H. Morgan

Signature of James G. Patterson — James G. Patterson

Signature of Alfred Peal — Alfred Peal

Signature of James H. Piles — James H. Piles

Signature of John W. Randolph — John W. Randolph

Signature of Elzy A. Richards — Elzy A. Richards

Signature of A. A. Rogers — A. A. Rogers

Jacob Allen Ross

Signature of Edmund Scarborough — Edmund Scarborough

Signature of Henry P. Scott — Henry P. Scott

Signature of Isaac D. Shadd — Isaac D. Shadd

Signature of James A. Shorter, Jr. — James A. Shorter, Jr.

Signature of James S. Simmons — James S. Simmons

Signature of George C. Smith — George C. Smith

Signature of Haskins Smith — Haskin Smith

Signature of Joseph Smothers — Joseph Smothers

Signature of James J. Spelman — James J. Spelman

Signature of Isham Stewart — Isham Stewart

Signature of Thomas W. Stringer — Thomas W. Stringer

Signature of Robert Thompson — Robert Thompson

Signature of Harrison H. Truhart — Harrison H. Truhart

Signature of Jefferson Cobb Walker — Jefferson Cobb Walker

Signature of George Washington — George Washington

Signature of John D. Webster — John D. Webster

Signature of Eugene B. Welborne — Eugene Bonaparte Welborne

Signature of Jeremiah M. P. Williams — Jeremiah M. P. Williams

Signature of Ralph Williams — Ralph Williams

Search for:

Please note that some of the primary and secondary sources quoted on this site use offensive racist language and descriptions. These should never be taken as an accurate representation of the historical figure being discussed.

Site created and managed by DeeDee Baldwin, Associate Professor, Engagement Librarian, Mississippi State University Libraries. Proudly listed on Digital Black History, the NCPH Digital Projects Directory, and the Mapping BDPH project. This site’s content is also available as a digital exhibit presented by MSU Libraries and archived at Portico.

DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/GAX6F

Proudly powered by WordPress