Joseph Newman Clinton | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the
Florida House of Representatives from the Alachua County district | |
| In office 1881–1883 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1854 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | 1927 (aged 72–73) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Agnes Stewart (
m. 1882) |
| Education |
Institute for Colored Youth Lincoln University |
Joseph Newman Clinton (November 19, 1854 [1] – 1927) was a politician and public official in Florida. An African American, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from Alachua County from 1881 to 1883, [2] was a member of the city council in Gainesville from 1883 to 1885, and was a federal official in Pensacola [3] and Tampa. [4]
He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of an African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop. [3] He went to high school at the Institute for Colored Youth and graduated from Lincoln University in 1873. [3] He began his career as a teacher. [2] He married Agnes Stewart of Atlantic City in 1882. [3]
For 14 years he served as internal revenue collector in Tampa. [5] In 1913, Woodrow Wilson removed African Americans in the South from federal offices. [6]
- ^ "Tequesta". Tequesta (54–56): 13. 1994.
- ^ a b Work, Monroe N.; Staples, Thomas S.; Wallace, H. A.; Miller, Kelly; McKinlay, Whitefield; Lacy, Samuel E.; Smith, R. L.; McIlwaine, H. R. (January 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. JSTOR 2713503. S2CID 149610698.
- ^ a b c d Richardson, Clement (25 November 2018). "The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race". National Publishing Company, Incorporated – via Google Books.
- ^ Brown, Canter (25 November 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152 – via Google Books.
- ^ Woodson, Carter Godwin; Logan, Rayford Whittingham (June 30, 1920). "The Journal of Negro History". Association for the Study of Negro Life and History – via page 70.
- ^ Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152.
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- 1927 deaths
- Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
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- People from Gainesville, Florida
- Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni
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- African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era
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Joseph Newman Clinton | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Member of the
Florida House of Representatives from the Alachua County district | |
| In office 1881–1883 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1854 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | 1927 (aged 72–73) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Agnes Stewart (
m. 1882) |
| Education |
Institute for Colored Youth Lincoln University |
Joseph Newman Clinton (November 19, 1854 [1] – 1927) was a politician and public official in Florida. An African American, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from Alachua County from 1881 to 1883, [2] was a member of the city council in Gainesville from 1883 to 1885, and was a federal official in Pensacola [3] and Tampa. [4]
He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of an African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop. [3] He went to high school at the Institute for Colored Youth and graduated from Lincoln University in 1873. [3] He began his career as a teacher. [2] He married Agnes Stewart of Atlantic City in 1882. [3]
For 14 years he served as internal revenue collector in Tampa. [5] In 1913, Woodrow Wilson removed African Americans in the South from federal offices. [6]
- ^ "Tequesta". Tequesta (54–56): 13. 1994.
- ^ a b Work, Monroe N.; Staples, Thomas S.; Wallace, H. A.; Miller, Kelly; McKinlay, Whitefield; Lacy, Samuel E.; Smith, R. L.; McIlwaine, H. R. (January 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. JSTOR 2713503. S2CID 149610698.
- ^ a b c d Richardson, Clement (25 November 2018). "The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race". National Publishing Company, Incorporated – via Google Books.
- ^ Brown, Canter (25 November 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152 – via Google Books.
- ^ Woodson, Carter Godwin; Logan, Rayford Whittingham (June 30, 1920). "The Journal of Negro History". Association for the Study of Negro Life and History – via page 70.
- ^ Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152.
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- 1854 births
- 1927 deaths
- Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
- African Americans in Florida
- Politicians from Pittsburgh
- People from Gainesville, Florida
- Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni
- African-American state legislators in Florida
- African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era
- Florida politician stubs