Louis J. Winston

Louis J. Winston (1844–1918) was a lawyer, policeman, assessor, port collector, landowner, and newspaper publisher in Mississippi.[1][2] He was born in Natchez, Mississippi. He published the Natchez Reporter from 1890 to 1909. He worked as a lawyer in Greenville, Mississippi.[1]

A bronze bust of him by Isaac Scott Hathaway is atop his grave. A historical marker commemorates Winston's life.[3]

References
  1. Foner, Eric (1996). Freedom's Lawmakers : A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Louisiana State University Press. p. 235. OCLC 34598098.
  2. Nomelli, Sheryl Lynn. "Jim Crow, Louis J. Winston, and the survival of black politicos in post-bellum Natchez, Mississippi". scholarworks.calstate.edu.
  3. "Louis J. Winston - St. Catherine Entrepreneur Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
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