Alonzo J. Ransier

Alonzo Jacob Ransier
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Preceded byRobert C. De Large
Succeeded byEdmund W.M. Mackey
56th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
December 3, 1871 – December 7, 1872
GovernorRobert Kingston Scott
Preceded byLemuel Boozer
Succeeded byRichard Howell Gleaves
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Charleston County
In office
November 24, 1868 – March 1, 1870
Personal details
Born(1834-01-03)January 3, 1834
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedAugust 17, 1882(1882-08-17) (aged 48)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionClerk, politician, tax collector

Alonzo Jacob Ransier (January 3, 1834 – August 17, 1882) was an American politician in South Carolina who served as the state's first black Lieutenant Governor and later was a United States Congressman from 1873 until 1875. He was a Reconstruction era Republican.