Edward Odom (born 1853) an American politician and barber.
He was first elected to the
Alabama House of Representatives
The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency contai ...
in 1872. His 1874 election as a legislator from
Barbour County, and that of fellow state representatives
Adam Gachet
Adam Gachet, sometimes written Adam Gashet, was a Baptist minister and state legislator in Alabama. He represented Barbour County, Alabama. He was enslaved until 1865. He is commemorated on a historical marker listing state legislators in Alabama w ...
and
A. E. Williams, were overturned in the house.
He testified about violent organized attacks on Republican voters in
Eufaula, Alabama
Eufaula is the largest city in Barbour County, Alabama, Barbour County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the city's population was 13,137.
History
The site along the Chattahoochee River that is now moder ...
, arrests, jailings, and intimidation. He testified that Republican meetings were disrupted by Democrats and Republican leaders forced to leave the area due to threats.
See also
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Election Riot of 1874
The Election Massacre of 1874, or Coup of 1874, took place on election day, November 3, 1874, near Eufaula, Alabama in Barbour County. Freedmen comprised a majority of the population and had been electing Republican candidates to office. Member ...
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References
1853 births
Barbers
People from Barbour County, Alabama
African-American state legislators in Alabama
Year of death missing
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