|
David Jenkins (abolitionist)
David Jenkins (c. 1811 – September 4, 1876) was an abolitionist, civil rights campaigner, newspaper founder, and politician in Columbus, Ohio and Mississippi. He served as a state legislator in the Mississippi House of Representatives. He was a Republican. He represented Madison County, Mississippi. He was an agent on the Underground Railroad. At age 26 he moved to Columbus, Ohio. An abolitionist, he co-founded a short-lived abolitionist paper in Columbus. He then became a school teacher. During the Civil War he served in the 127th Ohio Infantry. After the war he worked for the Freedmens Bureau in Mississippi. In 1876 he voted against impeachment of T. W. Cardozo. He and Alfred Handy, another African American state legislator for Madison County, were warned about opposing "honest rule" in a notice run in the ''Canton Mail'' in 1876. He died in Canton, Mississippi. See also * African American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era References 1810s bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi House Of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms. To qualify as a member of the House candidates must be at least 21 years old, a resident of Mississippi for at least four years, and a resident in the district for at least two years. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Membership, qualifications, and apportionment Article 4, Section 36 of the Mississippi Constitution specifies that the state legislature must meet for 125 days every four years and 90 days in other years. The Mississippi House of Representatives has the authority to determine rules of its own proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and expel a member with a two-thirds vote of its membership. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
