Anthony Wilson was a school teacher and American politician. He served in the

Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. T ...

. He represented

Camden County, Georgia Camden County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 50,513. Its county seat is Woodbine, and the largest city is St. Marys. It is one of the original cou ...

Early life

Anthony Wilson was born in Georgia. His brother was

Hercules Wilson Hercules Wilson was an American politician. He represented McIntosh County, Georgia in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1882 until 1885. Early life Hercules Wilson was born in Georgia. He had at least one sibling, Anthony Wilson. Caree ...

. After the

Reconstruction Acts The Reconstruction Acts, or the Military Reconstruction Acts, (March 2, 1867, 14 Stat. 428-430, c.153; March 23, 1867, 15 Stat. 2-5, c.6; July 19, 1867, 15 Stat. 14-16, c.30; and March 11, 1868, 15 Stat. 41, c.25) were four statutes passed duri ...

were passed, Wilson was one of the first African-Americans to register to vote in the American South, registering in 1867.

Career

Wilson worked as a school teacher in

. He went ran for election to the

and won. While serving in the House, Wilson lived with his brother Hercules and a fellow legislator with the last name of Fraiser. Hercules did not run for re-election, but Anthony Wilson continued to serve in the house. In 1885, Wilson introduced a bill to ban racial discrimination at hotels, theaters and circuses. The bill failed to pass receiving only three votes, all from African-American legislators. By 1888, he was only one of two African-Americans serving in the Georgia House, the other being S. A. McIvor. His last term was the 1892–93 session.

References

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