Britton Baskerville Jr.

Britton Baskerville Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Mecklenburg County
In office
December 8, 1887 – December 3, 1889
Preceded byJames R. Jones
Succeeded byRoss Hamilton
Personal details
BornOctober 1863
Mecklenburg County, Virginia
DiedApril 25, 1892
Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
OccupationFarmer, schoolteacher, politician

Britton Baskerville Jr. (1863 — 1892) was an American farmer, schoolteacher and Republican Party politician who represented Mecklenburg County in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1888 to 1889.[1][2] An African American, he had been enslaved.

  1. ^ Luther Porter Jackson, Negro Office-Holder in Virginia 1865-1895 (Norfolk; Guide Quality Press 1945) p.2 at hathitrust.org or reprinted by UMI books on demand
  2. ^ Kneebone, John. "Britton Baskerville (1863–1892)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 26 August 2023.