Henry P. Scott Explained

Henry P. Scott was a grocer, farmer, sheriff, tax collector, and state legislator in Mississippi.

He was born in Mississippi and enslaved at birth. He was a delegate to the 1865 Mississippi black convention at Vicksburg. He was elected to represent Issaquena County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1877.^[1]

Records vary on his birth year.^[2]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 190
2. Web site: Henry P. Scott – Against All Odds.