Joseph Smothers
Joseph Smothers was a Baptist minister and state legislator in Mississippi.[1] He represented Claiborne County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1872 to 1875.[2]
He was born in Kentucky.[1] He lived in Port Gibson, Mississippi.[3]
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References
- 1 2 "Joseph Smothers (Claiborne County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
- ↑ Foner, Eric (1996). Freedom's Lawmakers : A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Louisiana State University Press. p. 200. OCLC 34598098.
- ↑ "Vicksburg Evening Post clipping · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com. July 21, 1885.
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