Melvin Goddin Explained

Melvin Goddin was a state legislator in Texas.^[1]

He was a delegate to the 1875 Texas Constitutional Convention. He was one of six African American delegates, all Republicans. He resigned on the convention's second day. He represented the fifteenth district.^[2] He resigned, and his place was filled by a Democrat.

Notes and References

1. Book: Alvarez. Elizabeth Cruce. Texas Almanac 2012–2013. Plocheck. Robert. 2011-11-08. Texas A&M University Press. 978-0-87611-257-1. en.
2. Book: Pitre, Merline. Merline Pitre. Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898. 2016-07-25. Texas A&M University Press. 978-1-62349-483-4. en.