William Murrell Jr.

William Murrell Jr. (1845 - 1932) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and became a state legislator in Louisiana.[1][2] He edited the Madison Vindicator.[3][4]

Not to be confused with another Louisiana politician William Murrell (politician, died 1892).

He represented Madison Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1872 to 1876 and 1879 to 1880.[5]

He opposed the exodus of African Americans to Kansas (exodusters).[6]

References
  1. "Steuben County Hall of Fame". www.steubencony.org.
  2. Foner, Eric (September 18, 1993). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507406-2 – via Google Books.
  3. Hogue, James K. (November 15, 2011). Uncivil War: Five New Orleans Street Battles and the Rise and Fall of Radical Reconstruction. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807143926 – via Google Books.
  4. "Madison Vindicator (Delta, Madison Parish, La.) 1874-187?".
  5. Vincent, Charles (January 28, 2011). Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction. SIU Press. ISBN 9780809385812 – via Google Books.
  6. Vincent, Charles (September 18, 1999). The African American Experience in Louisiana: From the Civil War to Jim Crow. Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana. ISBN 9781887366373 – via Google Books.
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