Amos Hargrett (September 14, 1833 - November 1905) was a farmer, county commissioner, justice of the peace, and delegate to Florida's 1885 Constitutional Convention. He was one of seven delegates who were African American. Former Florida state senator

James Hargrett James T. Hargrett Jr. (born July 31, 1942) is a former state legislator in Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1982 to 1992 (63rd district). He also served in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 2000. In 1998, Hargrett ...

is his great-grandson. He was born in Miccosukee, Florida. He was enslaved. He served as a Wakulla County Commissioner from 1868 to 1870 during the

Reconstruction era The Reconstruction era was a period in American history following the American Civil War (1861–1865) and lasting until approximately the Compromise of 1877. During Reconstruction, attempts were made to rebuild the country after the bloo ...

. He served as commissioner of pilotage in St. Marks from 1874 to 1877. He served as a justice of the peace in Wakulla County in 1876 and 1877 and was a delegate to Florida's 1885 Constitutional Convention. From 1892 to 1894 he served as postmaster in St. Marks. A hushand and father he served as a deacon in the Missionary Baptist Church for thirty years.Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924 by

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University of Alabama Press (1998) page 95 Amos Hargrett Jr. (1865 - 1931) was born in Wakulla County. He served on the board of canvassers with W. T. Duval and James W. Smith Jr. in 1877. He is buried at the Walker Cemetery.

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1833 births 1905 deaths American freedmen Date of death unknown People from Wakulla County, Florida 19th-century American politicians 19th-century African-American politicians African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era African-American people in Florida politics {{Florida-politician-stub

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