Tenant Weatherly Explained
Tenant Weatherly (January 1851 - ?) was an American state legislator in Mississippi.[1] [2] He represented Holmes County, Mississippi from 1874 to 1875 and 1880 to 1881 in the Mississippi House of Representatives.[3] He was a Methodist.
Initially no representative was listed for Holmes County in the 1880 legislature as the registrars referred an issue to the House to decide the outcome.[4] The issue had been that the voting box from Acona had been lost or destroyed along with approximately 300 votes.[5] The House decided to elect those with the highest votes from the rest of the county, thus appointing Weatherly along with H. Christmas and C. T. Murphy.
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Notes and References
- Book: Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Eric. Foner. Professor of History Eric. Foner. October 20, 1993. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-507406-2. Google Books.
- Web site: Journal. Mississippi Legislature House of. Representatives. October 20, 1874. Google Books.
- Web site: Tenant Weatherly (Holmes County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries. msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
- News: Clipped From The Clarion-Ledger . 24 October 2021 . The Clarion-Ledger . 24 December 1879 . 3.
- News: Holmes County Elections . 24 October 2021 . The Clarion-Ledger . 14 January 1880 . 1.
