Haskin Smith
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Haskin Smith | |||
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| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
| Occupation | State legislator | ||
Haskin S. Smith was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Claiborne County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1872 to 1876. His marriage to a white woman (miscegenation) in 1874 was controversial.[1][2][3][4][5] He opposed n 1875 proposal to have convicts work away from penitentiaries.[6]
He was reported to have worked at a hotel in Port Gibson, Mississippi as a waiter and boot black when he married and departed the area with the owner's daughter within whose family he had served.[4]
References
- ↑ "Haskin S. Smith – Against All Odds".
- ↑ "Clarion-Ledger, July 9, 1874 – Against All Odds".
- ↑ "Vicksburg Herald, July 14, 1874 – Against All Odds".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Report on the Election of 1875 – Against All Odds".
- ↑ Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 199
- ↑ "Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 20, 1875 – Against All Odds".
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