Henry P. Scott

Henry P. Scott
Official portrait, 1878
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Issaquena County
In office
1878
Preceded byWilliam H. Jones
Personal details
PartyRepublican

Henry P. Scott was a grocer, farmer, sheriff, tax collector, and state legislator in Mississippi.

He was born in Mississippi and enslaved at birth. He was a delegate to the 1865 Mississippi black convention at Vicksburg. He was elected to represent Issaquena County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1877.[1]

Records vary on his birth year.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 190
  2. ^ "Henry P. Scott – Against All Odds".
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