Joseph Smothers Explained

Joseph Smothers was a Baptist minister and state legislator in Mississippi.^[1] He represented Claiborne County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1872 to 1875.^[2]

He was born in Kentucky.^[1] He lived in Port Gibson, Mississippi.^[3]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joseph Smothers (Claiborne County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries. msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
2. Book: Foner, Eric . 34598098 . Freedom's Lawmakers : A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction . Eric Foner . 200 . 1996 . Louisiana State University Press.
3. Web site: Vicksburg Evening Post clipping · Mississippi State University Libraries. msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com. 21 July 1885 .