Frank H. Threatt

Frank H. Threatt (died October 8, 1931) was a Methodist minister, politician, and public office holder in Alabama. He served in the Alabama legislature from 1872 to 1874 representing Marengo County and was a congressional candidate from the First District in 1892 . He also held appointed office.[1]

He was a delegate to the 1874 Alabama Equal Rights Convention.[2] He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876.[3]

He campaigned for a congressional seat in 1880. Oscar W. Adams was his great-grandson.[4]

He lived in Demopolis.

References
  1. Bailey, Richard (July 5, 2010). Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags: Black Officeholders During the Reconstruction of Alabama, 1867-1878. NewSouth Books. ISBN 9781588381897 – via Google Books.
  2. English, Bertis D. (July 5, 2020). Civil Wars, Civil Beings, and Civil Rights in Alabama's Black Belt: A History of Perry County. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817320690 – via Google Books.
  3. "Official Proceedings of the National Republican Conventions of ..." Charles W. Johnson. July 5, 1903 – via Google Books.
  4. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner, Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 213


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