Isham Stewart Explained

Isham Stewart, sometimes written as Isom Stewart, was a state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era and also served in the Mississippi Senate.^[1] He was the target of attacks from newspapers critical of African American politicians as well as so-called scalawags and carpetbaggers.^[2] His son served as deputy sheriff and was prosecuted under a law intended to target Ku Klux Klan members.^[3] His son Robert served as postmaster in Macon, Mississippi.^[4]

Stewart was one of the first black legislators in Mississippi, he was photographed.^[5] He represented Noxubee County.

He served as a delegate to the constitutional convention and signed Mississippi's Reconstruction era 1868 constitution.^[6]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

External links

• Findagrave entry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Journal .... Mississippi Legislature. Senate. November 22, 1877. Google Books.
2. Web site: Isham Stewart – Against All Odds.
3. Web site: Isham Stewart. November 29, 1870. 2. newspapers.com.
4. Web site: Isham Stewart to Blanche Kelso Bruce requesting he look into a petition put forth to oust his son Robert from his position of Post Master in Macon - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital. www.americanhistory.amdigital.co.uk.
5. Web site: Isham Stewart · Mississippi State University Libraries. 66.228.48.74.
6. Web site: Constitution and Ordinances of the State of Mississippi: (To Accompany Bill H.R. No. 147).. November 22, 1869. Google Books. Mississippi.