Hannibal C. Carter

Hannibal C. Carter (February 1835 - June 1, 1904[1]) was Secretary of State of Mississippi in 1873-1874 after being appointed when Hiram R. Revels resigned.[2][3] He served two non consecutive terms in the Mississippi House of Representatives.[1] The first from 1872 till 1873 the second from 1876 till 1877, both times as a Republican.[1][4] In later years he had changed his affiliation to being a Democrat.[5]

Carter was born in New Albany, Indiana February 1835, then moving to Toronto, Canada for his early childhood.[1] He and his brother served in the Native Guards of Louisiana and then the Union Army.[6][7]

He helped establish the Freedmen's Oklahoma Immigration Association in Chicago in 1881.[8]

He spent his later life in Chicago, Illinois where he then died at home June 1, 1904 at the age of 69.[5]

References
  1. "Hannibal C. Carter – Against All Odds".
  2. "Mississippi Official and Statistical Register". Secretary of State. June 21, 1900 – via Google Books.
  3. The History of the Negro Vote in Mississippi. Loyola University Chicago eCommons. 1957. p. 95. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. "21 Aug 1875, 4 - The Vicksburg Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. "Hannibal C. Carter Death 1904". The Appeal (Saint Paul, Minnesota). 11 June 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. Peters, Pamela R. (July 6, 2017). "The Underground Railroad in Floyd County, Indiana". McFarland. p. 79 – via Google Books.
  7. Peters, Pamela R. (July 6, 2017). "The Underground Railroad in Floyd County, Indiana". McFarland. p. 78 – via Google Books.
  8. Johnson, Hannibal B. (January 1, 2005). "The All-Black Towns in Oklahoma".
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