Isham Stewart, sometimes written as Isom Stewart, was a state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era and also served in the Mississippi Senate.[1] He was the target of attacks from newspapers critical of African American politicians as well as so-called scalawags and carpetbaggers.[2] His son served as deputy sheriff and was prosecuted under a law intended to target Ku Klux Klan members.[3] His son Robert served as postmaster in Macon, Mississippi.[4]
Stewart was one of the first black legislators in Mississippi, he was photographed.[5] He represented Noxubee County.
He served as a delegate to the constitutional convention and signed Mississippi's Reconstruction era 1868 constitution.[6]
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edit- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (November 22, 1877). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.
- ^ "Isham Stewart – Against All Odds".
- ^ "Isham Stewart". November 29, 1870. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Isham Stewart to Blanche Kelso Bruce requesting he look into a petition put forth to oust his son Robert from his position of Post Master in Macon - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital". www.americanhistory.amdigital.co.uk.
- ^ "Isham Stewart · Mississippi State University Libraries". 66.228.48.74.
- ^ Mississippi (November 22, 1869). "Constitution and Ordinances of the State of Mississippi: (To Accompany Bill H.R. No. 147)" – via Google Books.