Bruce H. Williams Explained

Bruce H. Williams (died 1916) was a state legislator in South Carolina.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was born in Waccamaw Neck in Georgetown, South Carolina and was a slave^[4] owned by Dr. J. D. McGill. After the American Civil War he went to high school in Raleigh, North Carolina and became an A. M. E. Minister in 1867.

During the Reconstruction era he served as a clerk of the court, election commissioner, and school trustee in Marion County, South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House representing Georgetown County from 1874 to 1876 and then in the South Carolina Senate from 1876 to 1887. He was a Republican. He died in Charleston, South Carolina.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Negro Lawmakers in the South Carolina Legislature, 1868-1902. Lawrence C.. Bryant. May 24, 1968. School of Graduate Studies, South Carolina State College. Google Books.
2. Web site: Negro Legislators in South Carolina 1868-1902. Lawrence Chesterfield. Bryant. May 24, 1967. School of Graduate Studies, South Carolina State College. Google Books.
3. Book: Rogers, George C.. The History of Georgetown County, South Carolina. May 24, 1970. University of South Carolina Press. 9780872491434. Google Books.
4. Book: Biographical Directory of the South Carolina Senate, 1776-1985. N. Louise. Bailey. Mary L.. Morgan. Carolyn R.. Taylor. May 24, 1986. University of South Carolina Press. 9780872494794. Google Books.
5. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner, Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 230