Plato Fludd
Plato C. Fludd (fl. 1865–1875) was a judge, public official, and politician in South Carolina.[1]
He had lived in Charleston and had been enslaved,[1] lived in Florence, South Carolina and was one of its first elected politicians.[2] In 1865, Fludd was one of a group who organized a mass meeting to discuss representation of Black citizens at the South Carolina state convention.[3] On Florence's incorporation in 1870, Fludd served as the town's postmaster.[4] He also served in the state legislature.[5] He represented Darlington County, South Carolina. He served as a judge and county treasurer. Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain dismissed him as a judge in 1875.[1]
Governor Robert K. Scott appointed him as an election official in 1870.[6] In 1875 the legislature passed an act allowing him to construct gates across a public lane running past his property.[7]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Foner, Eric (1996). Freedom's Lawmakers : A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Louisiana State University Press. p. 76. OCLC 34598098.
- ^ "The City of Florence Celebrates Black History Month". City of Florence. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Mass Meeting". The Daily Phoenix. November 7, 1865. p. 3.
- ^ Dickson, Frank A. (April 20, 1941). "South Carolina Points". The Charlotte Observer. p. 60.
- ^ Reynolds, John Schreiner (1905). "Reconstruction in South Carolina, 1865-1877".
- ^ "Proclamation". The Daily Phoenix. 20 August 1870. p. 2.
- ^ "Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina". 1875.
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