Huston J. Lomax

Huston J. Lomax (c. 1832 – November 11, 1870) was a legislator in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. He was a delegate to the 1868 South Carolina Constitutional Convention, where he represented Abbeville County.^[1] He was elected to represent Abbeville County in the South Carolina Senate in 1870 but died before it convened.^[2] James Sproull Cothran was elected to replace him, but the election was protested and he was prevented from taking office.^[2]

Described as a mulatto, Lomax was born a slave in South Carolina in 1832.^[1] In addition to his political career, he worked as a carpenter, merchant, and farmer.^[1] He died in 1870 and is buried in the Colored People's Cemetery of Abbeville, South Carolina.^[3][1]

References

1. Foner, Eric; Foner, Professor of History Eric; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (June 4, 1993). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. p. 135. ISBN 9780195074062.
2. "49th General Assembly members". Carolana.com.
3. Index-Journal, Pat Jordan. "Excavating the lives of the dead". Index-Journal.