James A. Shorter Explained

James A. Shorter, Jr. was a farmer, teacher, and state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1875 and in 1882.^[1] He was a Republican.^[2] In 1879 he was reportedly attacked by white Greenback Party member William Miller.^[1] His father was an A.M.E. bishop. The son graduated from Tougaloo. He served on the Hinds County Board of Registrars.^[3] He was a chosen as a delegate to the 1875 Mississippi Republican Party Convention as one of three delegates for Dry Grove, Mississippi.^[4]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. News: 1879-11-01 . Affairs at Dry Grove . The Comet . June 1, 2022 . Mississippi State University Libraries – Against All Odds.
2. News: August 14, 1875 . Call for the Republican Congressional Convention for the Fifth District . Weekly Mississippi Pilot . June 1, 2011 . University of Mississippi Libraries – Against All Odds.
3. Web site: James A. Shorter, Jr. . June 1, 2022 . University of Mississippi – Against All Odds.
4. News: October 13, 1875 . Hinds County Nominating Convention . Daily Mississippi Pilot . June 1, 2022 . University of Mississippi – Against All Odds.