George Linder was a reverend and state representative in Georgia. He was elected to represent Laurens County in the Georgia House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era but was expelled along with the other elected African Americans.[1] He and other African Americans were expelled.[2][3] He was documented as a farmworker.[2]
George Linder | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the Laurens County district | |
| In office 1868 – 1868 Original 33 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
He founded the Strawberry AME Church in 1857.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Thompson, Scott (December 16, 2000). Laurens County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738506388 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Drago, Edmund L. (December 16, 1992). Black Politicians and Reconstruction in Georgia: A Splendid Failure. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820314389 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Can a Negro Hold Office in Georgia?: Decided in Supreme Court of Georgia, June Term, 1869. : Arguments of Counsel, with the Opinions of the Judges, and the Decision of Court in the Case of Richard W. White, Clerk of Superior Court of Chatham Co., Plaintiff in Error. Versus the State of Georgia, Ex Relatione Wm. J. Clements, Defendant in Error". Quo Warranto. Chatham|first1=Richard W.|last1=White|first2=Georgia Supreme|last2=Court|first3=Eugene|last3=Davis|date=December 16, 1869|publisher=Daily Intelligencer Book and Job Office.|via=Google Books}}
- ^ Thompson, Scott (December 16, 2000). Laurens County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738506388 – via Google Books.