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William R. Landers was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented
William R. Landers was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Jefferson County, Mississippi
Jefferson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi; its western border is formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 7,726, making it the third ...
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.
In 1873 he was appointed an officer in the state militia. He opposed the privilege tax bill.
See also
*African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
More than 1,500 African American officeholders served during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877) after passage of the Reconstruction Acts in 1867 and 1868 as well as in the years after Reconstruction before white supremacy, disenfranchisement, ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Landers, Wiliam R. Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives People from Jefferson County, Mississippi Year of death missing Military personnel from Mississippi Year of birth missing African-American state legislators in Mississippi 19th-century American legislators African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era