Amos Hargrett Explained

Amos Hargrett (September 14, 1833 - November 1905) was a farmer, county commissioner, justice of the peace, and delegate to Florida's 1885 Constitutional Convention. He was one of seven delegates who were African American. Former Florida state senator James Hargrett is his great-grandson.^[1]

He was born in Miccosukee, Florida. He was enslaved.^[2]

He served as a Wakulla County Commissioner from 1868 to 1870 during the Reconstruction era. He served as commissioner of pilotage in St. Marks from 1874 to 1877. He served as a justice of the peace in Wakulla County in 1876 and 1877 and was a delegate to Florida's 1885 Constitutional Convention. From 1892 to 1894 he served as postmaster in St. Marks. A hushand and father he served as a deacon in the Missionary Baptist Church for thirty years.^{[3] [4]} Amos Hargrett Jr. (1865 - 1931) was born in Wakulla County.

He served on the board of canvassers with W. T. Duval and James W. Smith Jr. in 1877.^[5]

He is buried at the Walker Cemetery.^[6]

See also

• Andrew Hargrett
• Jim Hargrett
• Doris Hargrett Clack
• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: Political history of blacks fills pages. Tampa Bay Times.
2. Web site: Williams will discuss Black history | TheWakullaNews.com. www.thewakullanews.com.
3. Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924 by Canter Brown Jr. University of Alabama Press (1998) page 95
4. Tallahassee True Democrat December 1905
5. Web site: United States Congressional Serial Set. November 13, 1877. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
6. Web site: Walker - Wakulla County Historical Society. www.wakullahistory.org.