Alfred Peal Explained

Alfred Peal
Office:	Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Term Start:	1874
Term End:	1875
Birth Place:	Mississippi, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Profession:	Politician, farmer

Alfred Peal was a farmer and state legislator in Mississippi. He was born in Mississippi and was enslaved. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from Marshall County, Mississippi in 1874 and 1875.^[1]

He was among the Republican leaders who pledged support for the renomination of congressman A. R. Howe.^[2]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alfred Peal (Marshall County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries. msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
2. Web site: Daily Mississippi Pilot clipping. Daily Mississippi. Pilot. August 1, 1875.