William H. Mishaw (died 1870) was a barber, trial justice, state senator-elect, and a rising politician in Reconstruction era South Carolina. His obituary in the Charleston Daily News described him as one of the most intelligent colored people in Charleston.[1]
He was a captain[1] in the militia created to protect African Americans, Randolph's Riflemen, named for Benjamin F. Randolph.
He died on election night as he won election to the office of state senator.[2]
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^ abHumanities, National Endowment for the (October 19, 1870). "The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, October 19, 1870, Image 3" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
^Assembly, South Carolina General (June 18, 1871). "Report of State Officers, Board and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina" – via Google Books.
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