Thomas Pressley

Thomas Pressley was a state legislator in South Carolina. He represented Williamsburg County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1872 to 1874.[1][2] He was elected from Williamsburg along with Fortune Giles and James F. Peterson[3] who were also "colored".[4]

He was sworn in November 26, 1872.[5]

  1. ^ Freedoms Lawmakers by Eric Foner, Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 173
  2. ^ Bryant, Lawrence Chesterfield (1974). "South Carolina Negro Legislators: A Glorious Success: State and Local Officeholders; Biographies of Negro Representatives, 1868-1902".
  3. ^ General Assembly, South Carolina (1873). "Report of State Officers, Board and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina".
  4. ^ "Clipped from the Charleston Daily News". The Charleston Daily News. 28 October 1872. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". 1873.