T. Scipio Jasper (born c. 1815) was an American state legislator in Florida. He was one of several African American members of the Florida House of Representatives who served in the body for Marion County, Florida and lived in Ocala, Florida during the Reconstruction era.[1][2]
Jasper was born a slave in South Carolina.[3][4][5] He served in the Florida House in 1872 and 1873.[6]
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edit- ^ "Ocala Black History Mural". City of Ocala Recreation and Parks.
- ^ https://ucf.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/ucf%253A21212/datastream/OBJ/view/The_Florida_Historical_Society_quarterly.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Publications of the Florida Historical Society". Florida Historical Society. June 15, 1908 – via Google Books.
- ^ Florida's Black Public Officials page 90
- ^ McCarthy, Kevin M. (July 24, 2019). African American Sites in Florida. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781561649518 – via Google Books.
- ^ Researcher, Darrell G. Riley. "Reconstruction Era". Ocala.com.
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