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Albert B. Poston

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Albert B. Poston
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
1882–1883
Personal details
BornJanuary 1855
Died1902 (aged 46–47)
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMartha Randolph
Children5
ProfessionPolitician, educator, preacher

Albert B. Poston (January 1855 – 1902) was a teacher, principal, preacher, and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Panola County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1882 and 1883.[1][2]

In 1896, he received votes to be a presidential elector.[3]

He married and had children.[1] He lived in Courtland, Mississippi[4] and Kosciusko, Mississippi.[5]

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  1. ^ a b "Albert B. Poston (Panola County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
  2. ^ Lowry, Robert (1974). A history of Mississippi, from the discovery of the great river by Hernando DeSoto, including the earliest settlement made by the French under Iberville, to the death of Jefferson Davis. New York: AMS Press. ISBN 9780404046101. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. ^ Department Reports. N.p., n.p, 1898.
  4. ^ House documents. N.p., n.p, 1882.
  5. ^ Morant, James J. (1958). Mississippi Minister. Vantage Press. p. 21. Retrieved 6 July 2022.