Powell Smythe Explained
Powell Smythe was a member of the South Carolina General Assembly during the Reconstruction era. He represented Clarendon County, South Carolina.[1] [2]
He served in the state House of Representatives in 1868 representing Clarendon County along with William Nelson.[3] He supported Franklin J. Moses Jr. having his "disabilities" removed in 1868 after the American Civil War.[4] An 1873 report showed him receiving 350 votes for a state representative seat.[5] His photograph was included in a montage of Radical Republican South Carolina legislators.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: The Congressional Globe. United States. Congress. Blair & Rives. Google Books.
- Book: Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives: Faunt, J.S.R. and Rector, R.E., with Bowden, D.K. Session lists, 1692-1973. Walter B.. Edgar. N. Louise. Bailey. July 11, 1974. University of South Carolina Press. 9780872493049. Google Books.
- Web site: Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina. July 11, 1868. The State. Google Books.
- Web site: The Congressional Globe. United States. Congress. Blair & Rives. Google Books.
- Web site: Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly. South. Carolina. July 11, 1873. Google Books.
- Web site: Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature . National Museum of African American History and Culture . 8 June 2020 . en . photograph and description . 1868 . Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
