George B. Willis
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| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Occupation | State Legislator |
George B. Willis was a state legislator in North Carolina. He represented Craven County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1870.[1]
Richard Tucker and Edward R. Dudley were fellow African American state legislators from New Bern.[2] Craven County was represented by several African Americans during the period.[3]
He commanded Company H of the 1st North Carolina State Troops.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. 1993. ISBN 978-0-19-507406-2.
- ↑ Claiming Union Widowhood: Race, Respectability, and Poverty in the Post-Emancipation South. Duke University Press. 2 November 2020. ISBN 9781478012832.
- ↑ George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life. LSU Press. 2 July 2012. ISBN 9780807144770.
- ↑ McGuire, Samuel B. (2014). "The Making of a Black Militia Company: New Bern Troops in the Kirk-Holden War, 1870". The North Carolina Historical Review. 91 (3): 288–322.
- ↑ Crafting Lives: African American Artisans in New Bern, North Carolina, 1770-1900. UNC Press Books. November 2013. ISBN 9781469608761.
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