Charles Reese (politician)

Charles Reese was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Hinds County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1872 to 1873.^[1][2] In April 1872 he signed, along with many representatives and senators, a petition for the equal rights and treatment of African Americans many of whom had been freed from slavery during and after the American Civil War.^[3]

He was born circa 1835 in Mississippi, worked as a farm laborer and served as an inspector in the 1871 special election in Hinds County.^[1]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. "Charles Reese – Against All Odds".
2. "Mississippi House of Representatives 1872". The Semi-Weekly Clarion. 5 January 1872. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
3. Senate, United States Congress (October 31, 1872). "Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress, 2d Session and Special Session" – via Google Books.