William Fabriel Myers Explained

Office:South Carolina State Senate
Term Start:1874
Term End:1878
Birth Date:1850
Birth Place:South Carolina
Resting Place:Randolph Cemetery
Party:Republican

William Fabriel Myers (August 1850 – January 13, 1917) was a lawyer and state senator in South Carolina. An African American, he was involved in politics during the Reconstruction Era.[1] He served as a state senator from 1874 until 1878.[2]

Biography

Myers was born 1850 in Charleston, South Carolina and was educated during the Reconstruction era at the University of South Carolina before being admitted to the bar in 1875.[3]

He was appointed as an auditor for Colleton County, South Carolina in 1873 but was removed the following year by Governor Franklin J. Moses for political reasons.

He served as an elector in November 1876.[4] [5]

Myers was elected to serve in the South Carolina State Senate in 1874 and served until 1878.[6]

He was also a major in the state militia from 1873 until 1877.

He served in 1910 as the deputy collector for the United States Customs in Columbia, South Carolina.

He died January 13, 1917 Columbia, South Carolina,[7] and is buried in Randolph Cemetery with eight other reconstruction era legislators.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Burke, William Lewis. All for Civil Rights: African American Lawyers in South Carolina, 1868-1968. May 30, 2017. University of Georgia Press. 9780820350981. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Bringing a Cemetery Back to Life. WLTX.
  3. Book: Foner . Eric . Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction . 1 August 1996 . LSU Press . 978-0-8071-2082-8 . September 21, 2022. en. 157.
  4. Web site: United States Congressional serial set. May 30, 1876. Google Books.
  5. News: United States of America, District of South Carolina . 21 September 2022 . The Pickens Sentinel . 9 November 1876 . 2.
  6. News: The Next General Assembly - Its Political Complexion - Includes Richard Humbert for Darlington . 21 September 2022 . The Abbeville Press And Banner . 25 November 1874 . 3.
  7. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Myers . politicalgraveyard.com . 21 September 2022.
  8. Book: National register of Historic Places - Randolph Cemetery . 12 Dec 1994 . 31 May 2020.