George Washington Witherspoon
Florida state legislator (1845–1892)
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George Washington Witherspoon (December 15, 1845 – January 2, 1892) was a shoemaker, A.M.E. minister, and state legislator in Florida.[1]
BornDecember 15, 1845
DiedJanuary 2, 1892 (aged 46)
George Washington Witherspoon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the Jefferson County district | |
| In office 1875–1877 1877–1879 1879–1881 1883–1885 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1845 |
| Died | January 2, 1892 (aged 46) |
| Party | Republican |
Witherspoon was born in the South Carolina's Sumter District. He represented Jefferson County in the Florida House of Representatives in 1875, 1877, 1879, and 1883. He was a Republican Party candidate for a seat in the U.S. Congress in 1880.[2] He won the Republican Party nomination over Malachi Martin but lost the general election to a Democrat whose majority was attributed to fraud.[3] He served as a councilman in Pensacola, Florida from 1885 to 1889.[1]
See also
Further reading
- Florida's Second Generation of Black Leadership by Canter Brown Jr. ACR January - March 2003[2]
