Killis B. Bonner Explained
Killis B. Bonner (c. 1847 - ?) was an American farmer and state legislator in Florida. He represented Marion County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives in 1877.[1] [2] [3]
He was born in North Carolina.[1]
He was elected in 1876.[4] Some House documents use his initials and identify him as K. B. Bonner. He lost the 1878 election for a Florida House seat to Robert Bullock.[5]
In 1881 he gave sworn testimony that Moses Foster Jr. was his brother-in-law and had been prohibited from voting.[6] The testimony was for Horatio Bisbee Jr. in his contested election against Jesse J. Finley.[6]
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Notes and References
- Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867 - 1924 by Carter Brown Jr. University of Alabama Press (1998) pages 76 and 145
- Web site: Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session. United States Congress. House. November 14, 1877. Google Books.
- Web site: The People of Lawmaking in Florida, 1822/1981. Florida Legislature House of Representatives Office of the. Clerk. November 14, 1981. Florida House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk. Google Books.
- Web site: Testimony Taken Before the Special Committee on Investigation of the Election in Florida: Proceedings. United States Congress House Special Committee on Investigation of the Election in. Florida. December 4, 1877. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
- Web site: House documents. December 4, 1879. Google Books.
- Web site: United States Congressional Serial Set. December 4, 1882. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
