{"id":3231,"date":"2020-11-11T11:56:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T17:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=3231"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:53:48","slug":"legislators-by-date","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators-by-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislators by Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

United States Senate<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hiram Rhodes Revels<\/a>, 1870-1871
\nBlanche Kelso Bruce<\/a>, 1875-1881<\/p>\n

United States House<\/strong><\/h2>\n

John Roy Lynch<\/a>, 1873-1877, 1882-1883<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Governor<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Alexander Kelso Davis<\/a>, 1874-1875<\/p>\n

Secretary of State<\/strong><\/h2>\n

James D. Lynch<\/a>, 1869-1872
\nHiram Rhodes Revels<\/a>, 1872-1873
\nHannibal C. Carter<\/a>, 1873
\nMurdock M. McLeod<\/a>, Oct-Nov 1873
\nJames Hill<\/a>, 1874-1878<\/p>\n

Assistant Secretary of State<\/strong><\/h2>\n

James H. Piles<\/a>, 1875<\/p>\n

Speaker of the House<\/strong><\/h2>\n

John Roy Lynch<\/a>, 1872-1873
\nIsaac D. Shadd<\/a>, 1874-1875<\/p>\n

Commissioner of Agriculture & Immigration<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Richard Griggs<\/a>, 1873-1876<\/p>\n

1870<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nPeter Barnabus Barrow<\/a>
\nJesse Freeman Boulden<\/a>
\nCountelow M. Bowles<\/a>
\nGeorge Charles<\/a>
\nAlexander Kelso Davis<\/a>
\nHugh M. Foley<\/a>
\nWilliam Henderson Foote<\/a>
\nRichard Griggs<\/a>
\nAlfred Newton Handy<\/a> (1871)
\nEmanuel Handy<\/a>
\nCharles P. Head<\/a>
\nAmbrose Henderson<\/a>
\nDavid Higgins<\/a>
\nWilliam Holmes<\/a>
\nMerriman Howard<\/a>
\nHenry P. Jacobs<\/a>
\nAlbert Johnson<\/a>
\nJohn Roy Lynch<\/a>
\nHenry Mayson<\/a>
\nMarshall McNeese<\/a>
\nCicero Mitchell<\/a>
\nJames Aaron Moore<\/a>
\nJohn H. Morgan<\/a>
\nMatthew T. Newsom<\/a>
\nCharles Fisher Norris<\/a>
\nJames H. Piles<\/a>
\nJacob Allen Ross<\/a> (1871)
\nEdmund Scarborough<\/a>
\nJames J. Spelman<\/a>
\nIsham Stewart<\/a>
\nDoctor Stites<\/a>
\nF. Dora Wade<\/a> (1871)
\nGeorge W. White<\/a>
\nMichael Wilson<\/a>
\nCharles A. Yancey<\/a><\/p>\n

Senate<\/strong>
\nCharles Caldwell<\/a>
\nRobert Gleed<\/a>
\nWilliam Gray<\/a>
\nThomas W. Stringer<\/a>
\nJeremiah M. P. Williams<\/a><\/p>\n

1872<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nMonroe Bell<\/a>
\nArthur Brooks<\/a>
\nCharles W. Bush<\/a>
\nHannibal C. Carter<\/a>
\nJames D. Cessor<\/a>
\nJohn Cocke<\/a>
\nAlexander Kelso Davis<\/a>
\nJames M. Dixon<\/a>
\nHugh M. Foley<\/a>
\nGeorge Washington Gayles<\/a>
\nDavid S. Green<\/a>
\nRichard Griggs<\/a>
\nAlfred Newton Handy<\/a>
\nEmanuel Handy<\/a>
\nJames Hill<\/a>
\nWilliam Holmes<\/a>
\nRussell Walker Houston<\/a>
\nMerriman Howard<\/a>
\nPerry Howard<\/a>
\nHenry P. Jacobs<\/a>
\nJ. H. Johnson<\/a>
\nWilliam Johnson<\/a>
\nReuben Kendrick<\/a>
\nWilliam R. Landers<\/a>
\nJohn Roy Lynch<\/a>
\nWilliam H. Mallory<\/a>
\nHenry Mayson<\/a>
\nThomas McCain<\/a>
\nJohn H. Morgan<\/a>
\nRandle Nettles<\/a> (elected in 1871)
\nJames H. Piles<\/a>
\nCharles Reese<\/a>
\nIsaac D. Shadd<\/a>
\nGilbert C. Smith<\/a>
\nJoseph Smothers<\/a>
\nJames J. Spelman<\/a>
\nFrederick Stewart<\/a>
\nIsham Stewart<\/a>
\nHarrison H. Truhart<\/a>
\nF. Dora Wade<\/a>
\nJohn D. Webster<\/a>
\nGeorge W. White<\/a><\/p>\n

Senate<\/strong>
\nPeter Barnabus Barrow<\/a>
\nCountelow M. Bowles<\/a>
\nCharles Caldwell<\/a>
\nRobert Gleed<\/a>
\nWilliam Gray<\/a>
\nJeremiah M. P. Williams<\/a><\/p>\n

1874<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nAnderson Boyd<\/a>
\nGeorge W. Boyd<\/a>
\nWalter Boyd<\/a>
\nOrange Brunt<\/a>
\nJ. W. Caradine<\/a>
\nJames D. Cessor<\/a>
\nGeorge Washington Chavis<\/a>
\nBenjamin Chiles<\/a>
\nRichard Christmas<\/a>
\nCharles P. Clemens<\/a>
\nThomas A. Cotton<\/a>
\nWillis Davis<\/a>
\nWeldon W. Edwards<\/a>
\nSamuel W. Fitzhugh<\/a>
\nGeorge Washington Gayles<\/a>
\nJ. H. Glenn<\/a>
\nDavid S. Green<\/a>
\nAlfred Newton Handy<\/a>
\nW. H. Harris<\/a>
\nHenry H. Harrison<\/a>
\nWilson Hicks<\/a>
\nPerry Howard<\/a>
\nHenry P. Jacobs<\/a>
\nJ. H. Johnson<\/a>
\nWilliam H. Jones<\/a>
\nReuben Kendrick<\/a>
\nWilliam R. Landers<\/a>
\nJohn Roy Lynch<\/a>
\nWilliam H. Lynch<\/a>
\nDaniel T. J. Mathews<\/a>
\nThomas McCain<\/a>
\nJohn W. McFarland<\/a>
\nMarshall McNeese<\/a>
\nJoseph E. Monroe<\/a>
\nJohn H. Morgan<\/a>
\nGeorge G. Moseley<\/a>
\nCato Nathan<\/a>
\nJames G. Patterson<\/a>
\nAlfred Peal<\/a>
\nJohn W. Randolph<\/a>
\nElzy A. Richards<\/a>
\nA. A. Rogers<\/a>
\nIsaac D. Shadd<\/a>
\nJames S. Simmons<\/a>
\nGilbert C. Smith<\/a>
\nHaskins S. Smith<\/a>
\nJoseph Smothers<\/a>
\nJames J. Spelman<\/a>
\nThomas Sykes<\/a>
\nRobert Thompson<\/a>
\nHarrison H. Truhart<\/a>
\nJefferson Cobb Walker<\/a>
\nGeorge Washington<\/a>
\nTenant Weatherly<\/a>
\nEugene Bonaparte Welborne<\/a>
\nGeorge White<\/a>
\nRalph Williams<\/a><\/p>\n

Senate<\/strong>
\nGeorge Washington Albright<\/a>
\nPeter Barnabus Barrow<\/a>
\nCountelow M. Bowles<\/a>
\nCharles Caldwell<\/a>
\nRobert Gleed<\/a>
\nWilliam Gray<\/a>
\nNathan Shirley<\/a>
\nGeorge Cornelius Smith<\/a>
\nIsham Stewart<\/a>
\nGeorge W. White<\/a>
\nJeremiah M. P. Williams<\/a><\/p>\n

1876<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nGeorge P. A. Brown<\/a>
\nHannibal C. Carter<\/a>
\nJames D. Cessor<\/a>
\nBenjamin Chiles<\/a>
\nWillis Davis<\/a>
\nWeldon W. Edwards<\/a>
\nSamuel W. Fitzhugh<\/a>
\nHenry P. Jacobs<\/a>
\nDavid Jenkins<\/a>
\nWilliam H. Jones<\/a>
\nWilliam H. Lynch<\/a>
\nWilliam H. Mallory<\/a>
\nMarshall McNeese<\/a>
\nJoseph E. Monroe<\/a>
\nLawrence W. Overton<\/a>
\nSamuel Riley<\/a>
\nSamuel A. Sanderlin<\/a>
\nAdam D. Simpson<\/a>
\nHaskins S. Smith<\/a>
\nJoseph Smothers<\/a>
\nGuilford Vaughan<\/a>
\nJames B. Young<\/a><\/p>\n

Senate<\/strong>
\nGeorge Washington Albright<\/a>
\nCountelow M. Bowles<\/a>
\nNathan Shirley<\/a>
\nIsham Stewart<\/a>
\nGeorge W. White<\/a><\/p>\n

1878<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nBenjamin Chiles<\/a>
\nRobert Cunningham<\/a>
\nGeorge Edwards<\/a>
\nWeldon Hicks<\/a>
\nHenry P. Jacobs<\/a>
\nJames G. Marshall<\/a>
\nCicero Mitchell<\/a>
\nSamuel Riley<\/a>
\nHenry P. Scott<\/a>
\nGeorge R. Washington<\/a>
\nJames M. Young<\/a><\/p>\n

Senate<\/strong>
\nGeorge Washington Albright<\/a>
\nCountelow M. Bowles<\/a>
\nGeorge Washington Gayles<\/a>
\nNathan Shirley<\/a>
\nJeremiah M. P. Williams<\/a><\/p>\n

1880<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nLouis Kossuth Atwood<\/a>
\nJoseph Henry Bufford<\/a>
\nHenry Craytin<\/a>
\nAlfred Fields<\/a>
\nWilliam W. Hence<\/a>
\nLemuel C. Moore<\/a>
\nGray C. Selby<\/a>
\nGeorge R. Washington<\/a>
\nTenant Weatherly<\/a><\/p>\n

Senate<\/strong>
\nGeorge Washington Gayles<\/a>
\nJeremiah M. P. Williams<\/a><\/p>\n

1882<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nStephen B. Blackwell<\/a>
\nJoseph Henry Bufford<\/a>
\nMilton Coates<\/a>
\nWeldon W. Edwards<\/a>
\nGeorge Caldwell Granberry<\/a>
\nWilliam W. Hence<\/a>
\nMatthew Levy<\/a>
\nWilliam H. Lynch<\/a>
\nPeter Mitchell<\/a>
\nAlbert B. Poston<\/a>
\nJames A. Shorter, Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n

Senate<\/strong>
\nGeorge Washington Gayles<\/a><\/p>\n

1884<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nWilliam H. Allen<\/a>
\nLouis Kossuth Atwood<\/a>
\nStephen B. Blackwell<\/a>
\nGeorge William Butler<\/a>
\nMilton Coates<\/a>
\nFelix L. Cory<\/a>
\nJohn Franklin Henry<\/a>
\nGilbert Horton<\/a>
\nSamuel W. Lewis<\/a>
\nMurdock M. McLeod<\/a>
\nLemuel C. Moore<\/a>
\nJones R. Parker<\/a>
\nPerry Peyton<\/a>
\nWilliam M. Robinson<\/a>
\nJosiah Thomas Settle<\/a>
\nJames S. Simmons<\/a>
\nGilbert C. Smith<\/a><\/p>\n

Senate<\/strong>
\nGeorge Washington Gayles<\/a><\/p>\n

1886<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nWilliam H. Allen<\/a>
\nStephen B. Blackwell<\/a>
\nFrank P. Brooks<\/a>
\nGeorge William Butler<\/a>
\nFelix L. Cory<\/a>
\nJohn Johnson<\/a>
\nWilliam Lucius Lowe<\/a>
\nWilliam H. Lynch<\/a>
\nPeter Mitchell<\/a><\/p>\n

Senate<\/strong>
\nGeorge Washington Gayles<\/a><\/p>\n

1888<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nStephen B. Blackwell<\/a>
\nGeorge F. Bowles<\/a>
\nFrank P. Brooks<\/a>
\nW. H. Harris<\/a>
\nDavid H. Hopson<\/a>
\nGeorge W. Huntley<\/a>
\nHenry L. Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n

1890<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nGeorge F. Bowles<\/a>
\nGeorge William Butler<\/a>
\nJohn F. Harris<\/a>
\nCornelius J. Jones<\/a>
\nL. C. Moore<\/a>
\nGeorge H. Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

1892<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nGeorge William Butler<\/a>
\nGeorge Washington Gayles<\/a><\/p>\n

1894<\/strong><\/h2>\n

House<\/strong>
\nGeorge William Butler<\/a>
\nGeorge Washington Gayles<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

United States Senate Hiram Rhodes Revels, 1870-1871 Blanche Kelso Bruce, 1875-1881 United States House John Roy Lynch, 1873-1877, 1882-1883 Lieutenant Governor Alexander Kelso Davis, 1874-1875 Secretary of State James D. Lynch, 1869-1872 Hiram Rhodes Revels, 1872-1873 Hannibal C. Carter, 1873 Murdock M. McLeod, Oct-Nov 1873 James Hill, 1874-1878 Assistant Secretary of State James H. Piles, … <\/p>\n

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