W. T. J. Hayes, sometimes documented as H. T. J. Hayes, was a public official and state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the

North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

in 1868 for Halifax County, North Carolina. He was a signatory of North Carolina's 1868 Constitution. He was a Republican. He also served as a justice of the peace and coroner in Halifax County. He served at the 1868 North Carolina Constitutional Convention with fellow African American delegates. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives with fellow representatives John H. Renfrow and

Ivey Hutchings Ivey Hutchings was an African-American politician and state legislator in North Carolina.. He was one of three representatives for Halifax County, North Carolina in 1868. He served in the Committee on Corporations. See also * African-American off ...

from Halifax County. He was one of the first African Americans to serve in North Carolina's legislature (along with Henry C. Cherry, Parker D. Robbins, Wilson Cary, B. W. Morris, A. W. Stevens, John S. Leary, Isham Sweat, John H. Williamson, A. A. Crawford, Cuffie Mayo,

John S. W. Eagles John S. W. Eagles was a state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1869 to 1870. He represented New Hanover County and was African American. He lived in Wilmington. Biography Eagles was b ...

George W. Price George W. Price, Jr. (c. 1843 – October 22, 1901) was a laborer, sailor, and politician in North Carolina. An African American, he served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate during the Reconstruction era. ...

Thomas A. Sykes Thomas A. Sykes (born ) was an American politician and tax official. An African-American, he was born into slavery. After the Civil War, he served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for four one-year terms (186 ...

, James H. Harris, William Cawthorn, Richard Falkner and three state senators).https://www.carolana.com/NC/1800s/nc_1800s_house_1868-1869.html

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