William Ryal Long (born c. 1833) was a politician and public official in Florida during the Reconstruction era.[1] He served in the Florida House of Representatives in 1873, 1874 and 1877.[1] He lived in Monticello, Florida and represented Jefferson County, Florida.[2] He was a Democrat.[1]
He was born in Georgia in about 1833 and was a blacksmith by trade.[1]
Before becoming a Representative he was a Jefferson County tax assessor from 1869 until 1870 and county commissioner from 1870 until 1874.[1]
Described as a free person of color and colored, he was required to have a guardian and could only acquire land through the guardian. A legal dispute arose over lamd Long purchased in this manner.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Brown, Canter (September 23, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20211017211924/https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/ClerksOffice/house_counties_final.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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