Edward I. Alexander Sr. (c. 1850-1911) was a grocer, state legislator, city councilman, and postmaster in Florida. He represented

Madison County, Florida Madison County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida, and borders the state of Georgia to the north. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,968. Its county seat is also called Madison. History Located ...

in the

Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...

in 1877, 1879, and 1885. He sought to represent

in the

in 1885. He was involved in a contested election with Theodore H. Willard for a Florida Senate seat. Both received votes for a seat in the Florida Senate in 1888.

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1850s births 1911 deaths People from Madison County, Florida African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era 19th-century American legislators African-American state legislators in Florida Members of the Florida House of Representatives Florida city council members Florida postmasters American grocers 19th-century African-American politicians 19th-century Florida politicians {{Florida-politician-stub

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