Lectured Crawford

Lectured Crawford (1842 – December 1901) was a teacher, A.M.E. Church minister, and state legislator in Georgia.[1] He was one of the last African American legislators in Georgia prior to the prohibition on Black people holding office in the state.

Lectured Crawford
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the McIntosh County district
Personal details
Born1842
DiedDecember 1901(1901-12-00) (aged 58–59)
Political partyRepublican

Crawford represented McIntosh County, Georgia.[2] He contested an election outcome. He supported pensions for Georgia's Confederate soldiers.[3]

He was one of several African Americans to represent the county in the Georgia House during and after Reconstruction.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Walker County messenger. (LaFayette, Ga.) 187?-current, October 25, 1900, Page 4, Image 4 « Georgia Historic Newspapers". gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu.
  2. "Black Politics in Lowcountry Georgia after the Civil War | Starting Points". 24 September 2018.
  3. "Clipped From The Atlanta Constitution". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1888. p. 116 – via newspapers.com.
  4. Legare, John Girardeau (July 2012). The Darien Journal of John Girardeau Legare, Ricegrower. ISBN 9780820343105.


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