Samuel Green[note 1] was a carpenter, farmer and state legislator who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and South Carolina State Senate during the Reconstruction era.[1]
Samuel Green | |
|---|---|
| South Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1870–1875 | |
| South Carolina State Senate | |
| In office 1875–1877 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | South Carolina |
| Political party | Republican |
Biography
editGreen was born enslaved in Beaufort County in either 1825 or August 1847 and was put to work in the fields.[1][2]
After the American Civil War he worked as a carpenter and a farmer owning a farm on Lady's Island.[1]
In November 1873 Green was appointed adjutant general of the state militia with the rank of major.[3][1]
Political career
editHe served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1870 to 1875 representing Beaufort County, South Carolina.[1] When Robert Smalls resigned his senate seat in early 1875 Green and fellow representative Nathaniel B. Myers resigned to run for the seat.[4] Green went on to win the election,[5] and served in the South Carolina State Senate from 1875 until 1877.[1]
He was elected as the chairman of the Beaufort County Republican Party September 1876.[6]
Green resigned his senate seat at the end of the 1877 session when the Democrats gained overall control of the legislature.[7][1]
In 1880 he was made a United States Customs official.[1]
Death
editHis date of death is unknown but he was listed alive in the 1910 United States census.[1]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ He was also recorded as Samuel Greene including in the Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina 1873-1874
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Green, S to T". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Military Affairs". The Beaufort Tribune and Port Royal Commercial. 6 November 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Legislative Notes". The Intelligencer. 4 February 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "The Beaufort election case". The Daily Phoenix. 3 June 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Mr Samuel Green". The Beaufort Tribune and Port Royal Commercial. 21 September 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Legislative". The Newberry Weekly Herald. 5 December 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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