{"id":487,"date":"2018-07-16T14:48:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T19:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=487"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:11:06","slug":"george-r-washington","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"George Richardson Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>George Richardson Washington (Adams County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House:\u00a0<\/strong>1878-1880<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> September 7, 1845 in Adams County, MS<br \/>\n<strong>Died:<\/strong> October 23, 1910 in Selma, AL<\/p>\n<p>Enlisted with Company E of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UUS0006RAH0C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery<\/a> on September 1, 1863, and mustered out May 13, 1866. Elected as county coroner and ranger and served in that office from 1884-1887. Appointed to serve as deputy assessor in 1882 and 1888. Also served as a Justice of the Peace.<\/p>\n<p>According to testimonies (sometimes conflicting) of family and friends in his voluminous pension file, he was the son of Dave Richardson and Rebecca, and he was enslaved by John Holmes. He married (perhaps not officially) a woman named Frances Way, who died at Prospect Hill plantation around 1879, and they had sons Woodson, George, and John. In 1882, he married Elnora Davis Smith, the widow of Allen Smith, who had drowned in 1878 or 1879.\u00a0 Washington left Natchez because of political threats and relocated to Selma, Alabama around 1899. Elnora chose to stay in Natchez.<\/p>\n<p>George R. Washington was known as George W. Richardson and worked as an insurance salesman when he lived in Selma, where he was recorded on the 1910 census and died later that year.<\/p>\n<p>Washington&#8217;s pension file includes the usual forms; letters written by Washington (including two to John R. Lynch), Elnora, and other family members; testimonies from family and friends; a marriage record; and a copy of Washington&#8217;s death certificate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6185\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/musterin\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6185\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6185\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/musterin-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"USCT muster in, Sep 1863\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/musterin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/musterin-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USCT muster in, September 1863<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6186\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/musterout\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6186\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6186\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/musterout-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"USCT muster out, May 1866\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/musterout-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/musterout-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USCT muster out, May 1866<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1041\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/felix-cory\/cory5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1041 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cory5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cory5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cory5-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, September 19, 1877<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1043\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/felix-cory\/cory6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1043 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cory6-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cory6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cory6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, September 23, 1877<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6177\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/the_weekly_democrat_1881_06_01_page_2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6177\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6177\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_1881_06_01_Page_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Democrat, June 1, 1881\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_1881_06_01_Page_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_1881_06_01_Page_2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, June 1, 1881<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6180\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/assessor\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6180\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/assessor-150x150.png\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, April 27, 1882\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/assessor-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/assessor-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, April 27, 1882<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6163\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/the_weekly_democrat_1883_10_17_page_3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6163\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6163\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_1883_10_17_Page_3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Democrat, October 17, 1883\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_1883_10_17_Page_3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_1883_10_17_Page_3-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, October 17, 1883<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6155\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/coroner\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6155\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner-150x150.png\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, August 6, 1884\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, August 6, 1884<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6159\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/coroner3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6159\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner3-150x150.png\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, August 6, 1886\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, August 6, 1886<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6175\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/murder-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6175\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6175\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/murder-150x150.png\" alt=\"Weekly Democrat, May 12, 1886\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/murder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/murder-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, May 12, 1886<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6169\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/coroner6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6169\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner6-150x150.png\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, May 18, 1886\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, May 18, 1886<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6157\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/coroner2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6157\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner2-150x150.png\" alt=\"Weekly Democrat, August 10, 1887\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, August 10, 1887<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6161\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/coroner4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6161\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner4-150x150.png\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, December 8, 1887\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coroner4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, December 8, 1887<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6188\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/pension\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6188\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6188\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pension-150x150.png\" alt=\"Pension card, March 31, 1888\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pension-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pension-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Military pension card, March 31, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6171\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/deputy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6171\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6171\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/deputy-150x150.png\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, April 5, 1888\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/deputy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/deputy-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, April 5, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6167\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/gwash\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6167\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6167\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gwash-150x150.png\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, May 1, 1889\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gwash-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gwash-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, May 1, 1889<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6182\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/msm123_26-0241\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6182\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6182\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSM123_26-0241-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Natchez veterans schedule, June 1890\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSM123_26-0241-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSM123_26-0241-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez veterans schedule, June 1890<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6190\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/repairs\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6190\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6190\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/repairs-150x150.png\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, January 30, 1891\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/repairs-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/repairs-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, January 30, 1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6198\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/gar\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6198\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6198\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gar-150x150.png\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, May 31, 1894\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gar-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, May 31, 1894<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6192\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/justice\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6192\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6192\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/justice-150x150.png\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, December 22, 1895\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/justice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/justice-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, December 22, 1895<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6194\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/natchez_democrat_1896_07_26_3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6194\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6194\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natchez_Democrat_1896_07_26_3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, July 26, 1896\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natchez_Democrat_1896_07_26_3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natchez_Democrat_1896_07_26_3-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, July 26, 1896<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6200\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/natchez_democrat_1897_11_09_4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6200\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natchez_Democrat_1897_11_09_4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, November 9, 1897\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natchez_Democrat_1897_11_09_4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natchez_Democrat_1897_11_09_4-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, November 9, 1897<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Richardson Washington (Adams County) State House:\u00a01878-1880 Born: September 7, 1845 in Adams County, MS Died: October 23, 1910 in Selma, AL Enlisted with Company E of the 6th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery on September 1, 1863, and mustered out May 13, 1866. Elected as county coroner and ranger and served in that &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-r-washington\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;George Richardson Washington&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-487","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7258,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/487\/revisions\/7258"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}