Thomas Pressley was a state legislator in South Carolina. He represented

Williamsburg County Williamsburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census its population was 31,026. The county seat and largest city is Kingstree. After a previous incarnation of Williamsburg County, the current county ...

in the

South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seati ...

from 1872 to 1874.Freedoms Lawmakers by Eric Foner, Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 173
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Fortune Giles Fortune Giles (1830–1915)was a state legislator in South Carolina. He represented Williamsburg County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1870 to 1874. He was elected with James F. Peterson and Tom Pressley Thomas Pressley was ...

and James F. Peterson who were also "colored". He was sworn in November 26, 1872.

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