Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

 

John William Bolts

John William Bolts (1861–1921) was a state legislator in South Carolina. He was elected in 1898 and 1900 from Georgetown, South Carolina[1] and served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Bolts was the last African American to serve in the South Carolina House of Representatives for seven decades that followed.

Bolts succeeded Robert B. Anderson as the African American representative for the Georgetown County fusion ticket.[2]

He was married to Gertrude Ford Bolts and had four children. He studied at Benedict College.[3]

References

  1. ^ Roche, Ramona La (April 21, 2000). Georgetown County, South Carolina. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738503479 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Burke, William Lewis (November 1, 2017). All for Civil Rights: African American Lawyers in South Carolina, 1868-1968. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820350981 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "John William Bolts (1861-1921)". www.gcdigital.org.

Further reading


Information related to John William Bolts

Prefix: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia

Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya