William H. Moore (North Carolina politician) explained

William H. Moore was a state legislator in North Carolina.[1] He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era. He represented New Hanover County and served with other African Americans in the state legislature.[2] His post office was in Wilmington, North Carolina.[3] He served with Henry Brewington and Alfred Lloyd who also represented New Hanover in the 1874-1875 session.[4] All three were African Americans.[2]

He represented New Hanover County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1874 and in the North Carolina Senate in 1876. In the 1874, all three of New Hanover's state representatives were African American. Henry Brewington and Alfred Lloyd were the others.[5] He was African American.[6]

In 1876 and 1877 he was one of five African American state senators in North Carolina. The others were Hanson T. Hughes, George A. Mebane, John R. Byrant, and William P. Mabson.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress . 2713503 . Work . Monroe N. . Staples . Thomas S. . Wallace . H. A. . Miller . Kelly . McKinlay . Whitefield . Lacy . Samuel E. . Smith . R. L. . McIlwaine . H. R. . The Journal of Negro History . 1920 . 5 . 1 . 63–119 . 10.2307/2713503 . 149610698 .
  2. Web site: North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1874-1875. www.carolana.com.
  3. Web site: Acts Passed by the General Assembly of the State of North-Carolina. North. Carolina. January 9, 1875. Observer Print. House. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Public Laws and Private Laws of the State of North Carolina (other Slight Variations). North. Carolina. January 9, 1875. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Politics in Wilmington and New Hanover County, North Carolina, 1865-1900: The Genesis of a Race Riot. Jerome A.. McDuffie. December 29, 1981. Kent State University. Google Books.
  6. Web site: North Carolina State Senate - 1876-1877. www.carolana.com.
  7. Web site: The North Carolina Historical Review. December 29, 1984. North Carolina Historical Commission. Google Books.

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