Lucius Wimbush (c. 1839 – 1872) was a state legislator, businessman, and public official. After being freed from slavery, he became a state senator during the Reconstruction Era in South Carolina.[1][2][3] Wimbush was elected from Chester County[4] and was secretary of the Chester Union League.[1] He is buried in Randolph Cemetery where eight other Reconstruction era legislators were also interred.[3]
Lucius Wimbush
Wimbush was born in South Carolina. He was a body servant for Matthew C. Butler at the University of South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina Senate from 1868 to 1872 when he died in office. He also served as a deputy marshal, commissioner of elections, and county agent for the state land commission. He was a director of the Enterprise Railroad and other businesses.[5]
lucius, wimbush, 1839, 1872, state, legislator, businessman, public, official, after, being, freed, from, slavery, became, state, senator, during, reconstruction, south, carolina, wimbush, elected, from, chester, county, secretary, chester, union, league, buri. Lucius Wimbush c 1839 1872 was a state legislator businessman and public official After being freed from slavery he became a state senator during the Reconstruction Era in South Carolina 1 2 3 Wimbush was elected from Chester County 4 and was secretary of the Chester Union League 1 He is buried in Randolph Cemetery where eight other Reconstruction era legislators were also interred 3 Lucius WimbushWimbush was born in South Carolina He was a body servant for Matthew C Butler at the University of South Carolina He served in the South Carolina Senate from 1868 to 1872 when he died in office He also served as a deputy marshal commissioner of elections and county agent for the state land commission He was a director of the Enterprise Railroad and other businesses 5 See also editAfrican American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction eraReferences edit a b Saville Julie 1996 The Work of Reconstruction From Slave to Wage Laborer in South Carolina 1860 1870 Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521566258 Coshocton Democrat Newspaper Archives Nov 8 1870 p 2 NewspaperArchive com 8 November 1870 Retrieved 31 May 2020 a b National register of Historic Places Randolph Cemetery 12 Dec 1994 Retrieved 31 May 2020 Clipped from the Charleston Daily News The Charleston Daily News 28 October 1872 p 1 Freedom s Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 pages 234 and 235 nbsp nbsp This article about a South Carolina politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucius Wimbush amp oldid 1217070199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
