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Haskin S. Smith was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented
Haskin S. Smith was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Claiborne County, Mississippi
Claiborne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,135. Its county seat is Port Gibson. The county is named after William Claiborne, the second governor of the Mississippi Territo ...
in the Mississippi House of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...
from 1872 to 1876. His marriage to a white woman (miscegnation
Miscegenation ( ) is the interbreeding of people who are considered to be members of different races. The word, now usually considered pejorative, is derived from a combination of the Latin terms ''miscere'' ("to mix") and ''genus'' ("race") ...
) in 1874 was controversial. He opposed an 1875 proposal to have convicts work away from penitentiaries.
He was reported to have worked at a hotel in Port Gibson, Mississippi as a waiter and shoe shiner
Shoeshiner or boot polisher is an occupation in which a person cleans and buffs shoes and then applies a waxy paste to give a shiny appearance and a protective coating. They are often known as shoeshine boys because the job was traditionally d ...
when he married and departed the area with the owner's daughter within whose family he had served.
See also
* African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction eraReferences
Year of birth missing Year of death missing African-American state legislators in Mississippi Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives {{Mississippi-politician-stub