Robert Tarlton Explained

Robert Tarlton was an American farmer and state legislator in South Carolina. He represented Colleton County in the South Carolina House of Representatives^[1] from 1870 to 1874 during the Reconstruction era. He was born in South Carolina and documented as being "mulatto".^[2]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: South Carolina Legislature Online - Search.
2. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 209