Henry L. Shrewsbury Explained

Henry L. Shrewsbury (born c. 1847) was an American teacher and Reconstruction era state legislator in South Carolina.[1] [2] He was described as a free mullato,[3] and represented Chesterfield County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868[4] [5] until 1870.

Amelia Ann Shrewsbury was his sister.[3] He taught at a school established by the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War.[3]

He ran the Freedman Bureau office in Cheraw, South Carolina.[6] He was a delegate to the 1868 South Carolina Constitutional Convention.[7] He was appointed and election commissioner for Chesterfield County, South Carolina in October 1868.[8]

The Chesterfield Democrat gave a favorable accounting of his integrity as a politician.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holt, Thomas Cleveland. Black Over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina During Reconstruction. June 13, 1977. University of Illinois Press. 9780252007750. Google Books.
  2. Book: The Growth of American Politics: Since the Civil War. Frank Otto. Gatell. Paul. Goodman. Allen. Weinstein. June 13, 1972. Oxford University Press. 9780195015478. Google Books.
  3. Book: Black Masters: A Free Family of Color in the Old South. Michael P.. Johnson. James L.. Roark. June 13, 1984. W. W. Norton & Company. 9780393303148. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature . National Museum of African American History and Culture . 13 June 2020 . en.
  5. Book: Gibbes . James G . Radical members of the So. Ca. legislature . www.worldcat.org . 13 June 2020 . English . 1868. 228111724 .
  6. https://scdah.sc.gov/sites/default/files/Documents/Historic%2520Preservation%2520(SHPO)/Research/Historic%2520Contexts/Cheraw2018.pdf{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} page 20
  7. Book: The Growth of American Politics: Through Reconstruction. Frank Otto. Gatell. Paul. Goodman. Allen. Weinstein. June 13, 1972. Oxford University Press. 9780195015454. Google Books.
  8. News: Election Commissioner. The Daily Phoenix . October 9, 1868. 2. newspapers.com.
  9. Book: Chaddock, Katherine Reynolds. Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard College. September 27, 2017. JHU Press. 9781421423296. Google Books.
  10. Book: Taylor, Alrutheus Ambush. The Negro in South Carolina During the Reconstruction. June 13, 1924. Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. 9781404760899. Google Books.

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