Harrison H. Truhart. (b. about 1840 Virginia - 1912) was a blacksmith and state legislator in Mississippi serving as a representative from 1872 to 1875. [1] [2] In 1872 he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent Holmes County, Mississippi along with Perry Howard and F. Stewart. [3] In 1874, again with Perry Howard and Tenant Weatherly replacing Stewart, he represented Holmes County in the House. [4]
He was a Republican. [5] He was one of the signatories of an 1872 petition to the U.S. congress calling for support for the Sumner amendment ( Charles Sumner's proposed legislation that eventually became the 1875 Civil Rights Act) [6] to end exclusion of African Americans from many enterprises. [7]
He was brought to Mississippi in 1848 as a slave and had no formal education but learnt on own efforts. [8] In 1869 he was appointed by General Ames to be Alderman of one of his towns wards. [8]
In 1875 he was appointed as one of the trustees of Alcorn University. [9]
In 1906 he gave a presentation called "Blacksmithing and How to Make it Pay" at the Mississippi Negro Business League in Jackson, Mississippi June 14, 1906. [10]
He lived in Lexington, Mississippi with his wife Louisa and their children from 1870 until at least 1910, [1] but likely until his death in 1912. [11]
- ^ a b "Harrison H. Truhart – Against All Odds".
- ^ "Harrison H. Truhart (Holmes County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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"1872 House of Representatives". The Clarion-Ledger. 11 January 1872. p. 1. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (October 20, 1874). "Journal" – via Google Books.
- ^ Elections, United States Congress Senate Committee on Privileges and (October 20, 1877). "Mississippi: Testimony as to Denial of Elective Franchise in Mississippi at the Elections of 1875 and 1876: Taken Under the Resolution of the Senate of December 5, 1876". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Landmark Legislation: Civil Rights Act of 1875". www.senate.gov.
- ^ Senate, United States Congress (October 20, 1872). "Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress, 2d Session and Special Session" – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "New National Era, - Against All Odds". March 27, 1873. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Clarion-Ledger – Against All Odds". March 4, 1875. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Mississippi Negro Business League 1906, Jackson, Mississippi". Jackson Daily News. 26 May 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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"1912, Lexington, MS". The Lexington Advertiser. 2 August 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
Harrison H. Truhart. (b. about 1840 Virginia - 1912) was a blacksmith and state legislator in Mississippi serving as a representative from 1872 to 1875. [1] [2] In 1872 he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent Holmes County, Mississippi along with Perry Howard and F. Stewart. [3] In 1874, again with Perry Howard and Tenant Weatherly replacing Stewart, he represented Holmes County in the House. [4]
He was a Republican. [5] He was one of the signatories of an 1872 petition to the U.S. congress calling for support for the Sumner amendment ( Charles Sumner's proposed legislation that eventually became the 1875 Civil Rights Act) [6] to end exclusion of African Americans from many enterprises. [7]
He was brought to Mississippi in 1848 as a slave and had no formal education but learnt on own efforts. [8] In 1869 he was appointed by General Ames to be Alderman of one of his towns wards. [8]
In 1875 he was appointed as one of the trustees of Alcorn University. [9]
In 1906 he gave a presentation called "Blacksmithing and How to Make it Pay" at the Mississippi Negro Business League in Jackson, Mississippi June 14, 1906. [10]
He lived in Lexington, Mississippi with his wife Louisa and their children from 1870 until at least 1910, [1] but likely until his death in 1912. [11]
- ^ a b "Harrison H. Truhart – Against All Odds".
- ^ "Harrison H. Truhart (Holmes County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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^
"1872 House of Representatives". The Clarion-Ledger. 11 January 1872. p. 1. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (October 20, 1874). "Journal" – via Google Books.
- ^ Elections, United States Congress Senate Committee on Privileges and (October 20, 1877). "Mississippi: Testimony as to Denial of Elective Franchise in Mississippi at the Elections of 1875 and 1876: Taken Under the Resolution of the Senate of December 5, 1876". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Landmark Legislation: Civil Rights Act of 1875". www.senate.gov.
- ^ Senate, United States Congress (October 20, 1872). "Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress, 2d Session and Special Session" – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "New National Era, - Against All Odds". March 27, 1873. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Clarion-Ledger – Against All Odds". March 4, 1875. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Mississippi Negro Business League 1906, Jackson, Mississippi". Jackson Daily News. 26 May 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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^
"1912, Lexington, MS". The Lexington Advertiser. 2 August 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 24 October 2021.