Henry P. Scott

African-American businessman and politician

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]

## See also

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* African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

## 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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