J. Goldsteen Dupree Explained

J. Goldsteen Dupree
Office:	Texas House of Representatives
Term Start:	February 8, 1870
Term End:	January 14, 1873
Birth Date:	c. 1846
Party:	Republican

J. Goldsteen Dupree (c. 18461873) was an assassinated Republican^[1] African-American member of the Texas House of Representatives.^[2] He testified against two fellow black legislators who were then unseated for having received ineligible votes.^[3] Dupree was murdered, allegedly by white vigilantes.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Mobile . lrl.texas.gov.
2. Web site: TSHA | Dupree, J. Goldsteen. www.tshaonline.org.
3. Web site: Forever Free: The Biographies - Page 3 | TSLAC. www.tsl.texas.gov.