Theodore Gass

Theodore C. Gass was a politician in Florida. He served as a county commissioner in Alachua County and in the Florida House of Representatives from 1871 to 1875.[1][2] He also served as a councilman in Gainesville from 187 until 1879 and again from 1881 until 1885.[3]

He was born 1833[3] or 1836/7 in South Carolina.[1]

In 1871 and 1872 he represented Alachua County along with William K. Cessna in the Florida House of Representatives.[2] In 1873, 1874 and 1875 he represented Alachua County along with George Washington.[2][4]

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References
  1. Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  2. "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012" (PDF). myfloridahouse. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. pp. 37, 91, 146, 148–150, 247. ISBN 978-0-8173-0915-2. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. General Acts and Resolutions Adopted by the Legislature of Florida. W. & C. Julian Bartlett. 1875.


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