William Bradwell

William Bradwell (December 1822 – July 16, 1887) was an American politician and religious leader of the Reconstruction era.[1]

A resident of Jacksonville, Florida, he represented Duval County in the Florida House of Representatives from 1868 to 1870.[2] An African American, he was a leader in the A.M.E. Church. He served in the Florida Senate representing Duval County, Florida from 1868 to 1870.[3] He was a Republican and stated that his father was "one of the first representatives to the Legislature of Georgia".[3]

Following the Reconstruction acts passed in the U.S. Congress, he was involved in organizing black voters and supported a ticket with Republican Ossian B. Hart.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ossian Bingley Hart: Florida's Loyalist Reconstruction Governor. LSU Press. July 1997. ISBN 9780807141717.
  2. ↑ Bartley, Abel A. (2000). Keeping the Faith: Race, Politics, and Social Development in Jacksonville, Florida, 1940-1970. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313310355.
  3. 1 2 Florida's Black Public Officials by Carter Brown Jr. (1998) page 76
  4. ↑ Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152.
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