Reuben C. Weddington Explained

Reuben C. Weddington was an American state representative in Arkansas.^[1] A Republican, he served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1891.^[2] He represented Desha County.^[3]

Weddington was born in Rodney, Mississippi. He studied at Alcorn University. He was a public school principal in Red Lick, Mississippi for four years before moving to Arkansas in 1887 where he settled in Arkansas City and was principal of a graded school.

His photograph was included in a montage of the 11 African American legislators in the Arkansas Legislature in 1891.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: African-American Legislators (Nineteenth Century). Blake Wintory. Encyclopedia of Arkansas. November 7, 2021.
2. Web site: Southeast Arkansas's African-American Legislators, 1868–1893 . February 17, 2016 . Lakeport Plantation. November 7, 2021.
3. Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document. Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31. Spring 1974. Willard B. Gatewood Jr.. 231. Arkansas Historical Association. November 7, 2021.
4. Web site: Montage of Black Arkansas Legislators in 1891. University Libraries Digital Collections. University of Arkansas. November 7, 2021.