Doctor Stites

Doctor Stites was a delegate to Mississippi's 1868 constitutional convention and a state legislator in Mississippi.[1][2] He was a trustee of Alcorn University.[3][4] He was a party to the dispute between new and old trustees after a changing of the guard.[5]

He was one of about 17 African American delegates to Mississippi's 1868 constitutional convention, sixteen of them reported to have been from southern states.[6]

He was accused of being paid off to relinquish a promised appointment as sheriff.[7]

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.