Benjamin Frank Adair (1852 - March 28, 1902) was a lawyer who served in the Arkansas Legislature in 1891 representing Pulaski County. [1] [2]
He was included in a photo montage of African American state legislators serving in Arkansas in 1891 published in The Freeman newspaper in Indianapolis. [3] He was a Democrat. [4]
His father had the same name and was the owner of his mother. His father moved the family to Oberlin, Ohio, when Arkansas outlawed free people of color ( Arkansas's Free Negro Expulsion Act of 1859). The father freed his family. [1]
Adair died March 28, 1902, from a suspected heart failure after suffering from heart issues. [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Arkansas".
- ^ "Roster of the General Assembly of Arkansas 1891". Arkansas Democrat. 4 December 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "CONTENTdm".
- ^ Gatewood, Willard B.; Gatewood, Willard G. (1972). "Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31 (3): 220–233. doi: 10.2307/40038091. JSTOR 40038091 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "Death in a Chair - R. F. Adair". Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. 30 March 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Benjamin Frank Adair (1852 - March 28, 1902) was a lawyer who served in the Arkansas Legislature in 1891 representing Pulaski County. [1] [2]
He was included in a photo montage of African American state legislators serving in Arkansas in 1891 published in The Freeman newspaper in Indianapolis. [3] He was a Democrat. [4]
His father had the same name and was the owner of his mother. His father moved the family to Oberlin, Ohio, when Arkansas outlawed free people of color ( Arkansas's Free Negro Expulsion Act of 1859). The father freed his family. [1]
Adair died March 28, 1902, from a suspected heart failure after suffering from heart issues. [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Arkansas".
- ^ "Roster of the General Assembly of Arkansas 1891". Arkansas Democrat. 4 December 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "CONTENTdm".
- ^ Gatewood, Willard B.; Gatewood, Willard G. (1972). "Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31 (3): 220–233. doi: 10.2307/40038091. JSTOR 40038091 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "Death in a Chair - R. F. Adair". Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. 30 March 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 15 December 2020.