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Henry P. Scott

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Henry P. Scott was a grocer, farmer, sheriff, tax collector, and state legislator in Mississippi.

He was born in Mississippi and enslaved at birth. He was a delegate to the 1865 Mississippi black convention at Vicksburg. He was elected to represent Issaquena County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1877.[1]

Records vary on his birth year.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 190
  2. ^ "Henry P. Scott – Against All Odds".


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