Allen W. Wilder (born about 1843) was an American state legislator, teacher, and lawyer in Texas.[1] He was born into slavery in North Carolina.[2] He was possibly the first African American in Texas to become a lawyer.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
He served one term representing Washington County, Texas in the Texas House of Representatives after winning office in the 1872 election. His election to the House in 1876 was overturned.[2]
Somebody shot him with a gun at a ballot counting site, and his arm was amputated.[3]
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edit- ^ "Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Mobile". lrl.texas.gov.
- ^ a b "TSHA | Wilder, Allen W." www.tshaonline.org.
- ^ a b Browning, John; Wright, Carolyn (December 2014). "Unsung Heroes: The First African American Lawyers in Texas". Texas Bar Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ Browning, Joseph G.; Wright, Carolyn. "We Stood on Their Shoulders: The First African American Attorneys in Texas (59 Howard Law Journal 2015-2016)". Howard Law Journal. 59: 55. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
- ^ Payne, Darwin (2009). Quest for Justice: Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Texas. Southern Methodist University Press. ISBN 9780870745522.
- ^ Bauer, Mark (February 26, 2019). "Uncovering a Mystery: Who Were the First African-American Attorneys in Texas?". Texas Lawyer. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ "Who Was the First African-American Lawyer in Texas". Texas Lawyer. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
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