James A. Shorter, Jr. (Hinds County)

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James A. Shorter, Jr.

State House: 1882-1883

Born: c. 1842 in Virginia

Farmer and teacher. Graduate of Tougaloo. Served on the board of registrars for Hinds County in the early 1870s. Son of African Methodist Episcopal bishop James Alexander Shorter.

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Signature of James A. Shorter, Jr. from an 1874 petition to Governor Ames

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Hinds County Gazette, 1 May 1872

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Petition to Governor Ames, 12 Feb 1874

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Clarion-Ledger, 19 May 1875

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Weekly Mississippi Pilot, 14 Aug 1875

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Daily Mississippi Pilot, 13 Oct 1875

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The Comet, 1 Nov 1879

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The Comet, 15 Oct 1881

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Hinds County Gazette, 2 Nov 1881

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The Comet, 4 Mar 1882

James A. Shorter, Jr.