George B. Willis

American legislator

George B. Willis was a state legislator in North Carolina. He represented Craven County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1870.[1]

Richard Tucker and Edward R. Dudley were fellow African American state legislators from New Bern.[2] Craven County was represented by several African Americans during the period.[3]

He commanded Company H of the 1st North Carolina State Troops.[4][5]

## See also

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* African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
* List of first African-American U.S. state legislators

## References

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1. ^ Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. 1993. ISBN 978-0-19-507406-2.
2. ^ Claiming Union Widowhood: Race, Respectability, and Poverty in the Post-Emancipation South. Duke University Press. 2 November 2020. ISBN 9781478012832.
3. ^ George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life. LSU Press. 2 July 2012. ISBN 9780807144770.
4. ^ McGuire, Samuel B. (2014). "The Making of a Black Militia Company: New Bern Troops in the Kirk-Holden War, 1870". The North Carolina Historical Review. 91 (3): 288–322. JSTOR 44113199 - via JSTOR.
5. ^ Crafting Lives: African American Artisans in New Bern, North Carolina, 1770-1900. UNC Press Books. November 2013. ISBN 9781469608761.