George Mebane

American state legislator

George Allen Mebane (born July 4, 1850) was a state legislator in North Carolina. He lived in Windsor. He was African American.[1][2] He served in the North Carolina Senate during the 1876–1877 session representing Bertie County and Northampton County.[3]

He served along with four other African Americans in the North Carolina Senate in the 1876–1877 session, William H. Moore, Hanson T. Hughes, John R. Bryant, and William P. Mabson.[4]

## See also[edit]

* African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

## References[edit]

1. ^ Kenzer, Robert C.; Dease, Jared (2022). "Mebane, George Allen". NCpedia.
2. ^ Justesen, Benjamin R. (2009). ""The Class of '83": Black Watershed in the North Carolina General Assembly". The North Carolina Historical Review. 86 (3): 282–308. JSTOR 23523861.
3. ^ "North Carolina State Senate 1876-1877". Carolana.com.
4. ^ "The North Carolina Historical Review". North Carolina Historical Commission. December 11, 1984 - via Google Books.