Gilbert Horton (politician) explained

Gilbert Horton (c.1840 - July 1894) was an American politician who served as a justice of the peace and a state legislator in Mississippi.^[1] A Republican, he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1884 and 1885.

Horton lived in Greenville, Mississippi with his wife Matilda.^[2]

The 1894 Republican Party convention in Vicksburg commemorated him upon announcement of his death.^[3]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: Clarion Ledger, August 2, 1894 – Against All Odds.
2. Web site: Gilbert Horton – Against All Odds.
3. Web site: Vicksburg Evening Post, July 26, 1894 – Against All Odds.