William D. Gaskin was a state legislator in Alabama during the

Reconstruction era The Reconstruction era was a period in American history following the American Civil War (1861–1865) and lasting until approximately the Compromise of 1877. During Reconstruction, attempts were made to rebuild the country after the bloo ...

. He represented Lowndes County in 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 ...

. He was documented as living in an area served by the Manack, Alabama post office. He served as an election supervisor and gave testimony on election activities. He alleged vote rigging. He testified that he was a farmer who had lived in Pinthala beat for about 18 years and was African American. He was expelled from the House in 1871 on a charge of bribery. According to Hasan Kwame Jeffries, he and Jones were expelled on bogus allegations as white Democrats retook power in the legislature and across Alabama at the end of Reconstruction.

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People from Lowndes County, Alabama Members of the Alabama House of Representatives 19th-century American legislators People from Montgomery County, Alabama African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era African-American state legislators in Alabama Year of birth missing Year of death missing 19th-century Alabama politicians {{Alabama-politician-stub

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