William H. Blevins
Alabama state legislator
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William H. Blevins (1842-?) was a barber, farmer, and state legislator in Alabama.[1][2][3]
He was born in Alabama. He was elected from Dallas County, Alabama to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1874.[4] He and other African Americans who served in the Alabama legislature from 1870-1879 are commemorated on a historical marker.[5]
He was a fireman with the Central City Fire Company in Selma, Alabama (Benjamin S. Turner was foreman). He was also a landowner.[4]
