Alfred Grant (politician)

For the diplomat whose birth name is Alfred Hamilton Grant, see Hamilton Grant.

Alfred Grant (1840-March 24, 1883) was a politician who served in the state legislature in Florida. He was a councilman, served as mayor, and was tax assessor in LaVilla near Jacksonville, Florida during the 1870s.[1]

He represented Duval County in 1875 and 1877[1] in the Florida House of Representatives.[2]

He was one of at least 16 African Americans who represented Duval County in the Florida House of Representatives in the second half of the 19th century.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Brown (Jr.), Canter (August 31, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-0915-2 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Gold, Pleasant Daniel (August 31, 1928). "History of Duval County, Florida". Record Company – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Bartley, Abel A. (April 30, 2000). Keeping the Faith: Race, Politics, and Social Development in Jacksonville, Florida, 1940-1970. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-03047-5 – via Google Books.
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