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David Higgins ( c. 1823 – ?) was an African American preacher and state legislator in Mississippi between 1870 and 1872. He was a Republican.

Biography

Higgins was born around 1823 in South Carolina and was African American. He worked as a preacher. [1] In the 1880 census, he is recorded as being married to a woman named Maria and having sons. [2]

He represented Oktibbeha County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 to 1872. [1] [3] He was elected alongside George H. Holland, both of them members of the Mississippi Republican Party. [4] Higgins received 1,581 votes. [5] In 1873, he represented Oktibbeha County at the state's Republican convention. [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Carroll, Thomas Battle (1931). Historical sketches of Oktibbeha County. Gulfport, MS: Dixie Press. p. 131.
  2. ^ Baldwin, DeeDee. "David Higgins (Oktibbeha County)". Against All Odds.
  3. ^ Work, Monroe N. (1920). "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress". The Journal of Negro History. 5 (1): 63–119. doi: 10.2307/2713503. ISSN  0022-2992. JSTOR  2713503. S2CID  149610698.
  4. ^ "Members elect to the Legislature". Weekly Mississippi Pilot. 8 January 1870. p. 1.
  5. ^ "State Legislature: Representatives". Weekly Mississippi Pilot. 8 January 1870. p. 2.
  6. ^ "State convention: The good work completed". Vicksburg Times. 2 September 1873. p. 2.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David Higgins ( c. 1823 – ?) was an African American preacher and state legislator in Mississippi between 1870 and 1872. He was a Republican.

Biography

Higgins was born around 1823 in South Carolina and was African American. He worked as a preacher. [1] In the 1880 census, he is recorded as being married to a woman named Maria and having sons. [2]

He represented Oktibbeha County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 to 1872. [1] [3] He was elected alongside George H. Holland, both of them members of the Mississippi Republican Party. [4] Higgins received 1,581 votes. [5] In 1873, he represented Oktibbeha County at the state's Republican convention. [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Carroll, Thomas Battle (1931). Historical sketches of Oktibbeha County. Gulfport, MS: Dixie Press. p. 131.
  2. ^ Baldwin, DeeDee. "David Higgins (Oktibbeha County)". Against All Odds.
  3. ^ Work, Monroe N. (1920). "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress". The Journal of Negro History. 5 (1): 63–119. doi: 10.2307/2713503. ISSN  0022-2992. JSTOR  2713503. S2CID  149610698.
  4. ^ "Members elect to the Legislature". Weekly Mississippi Pilot. 8 January 1870. p. 1.
  5. ^ "State Legislature: Representatives". Weekly Mississippi Pilot. 8 January 1870. p. 2.
  6. ^ "State convention: The good work completed". Vicksburg Times. 2 September 1873. p. 2.

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