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Bruce H. Williams (died 1916) was a state legislator in South Carolina. He was born in Waccamaw Neck in
Georgetown, South Carolina Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina, Georgetown County, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Lowcountry. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census ...
and was a slave owned by Dr. J. D. McGill. After the American Civil War he went to high school in
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and became an A. M. E. Minister in 1867. 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 a clerk of the court, election commissioner, and school trustee in
Marion County, South Carolina Marion County is a county located in the coastal plain of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 29,183. Its county seat is Marion. It is a majority-minority county. Early European traders in the Carolina ...
. He served in the South Carolina House representing
Georgetown County Georgetown County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 63,404. Its county seat is Georgetown. The county was founded in 1769. It is named for George III of the United Kingdom. Georg ...
from 1874 to 1876 and then in the South Carolina Senate from 1876 to 1887. He was a Republican. He died in
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.Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner, Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 230


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Year of birth missing 1916 deaths South Carolina Republicans African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub