Harry Cruse

Not to be confused with Harry Crews.

Harry Cruse (born 1840/1) was an American politician who served as state representative, state senator, and public official in Florida.[1]

He served in the Florida State Senate from 1869 until 1870.[1]

He represented Gadsden County in the Florida House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era from 1871 until 1874 and in 1877.[2]

He was accused in testimony of being appointed to a patronage position as a timber agent and not doing any work as such.[3] He testified about bribery allegations against state senator C. H. Pearce. He is described as having been allied with Marcellus Lovejoy Stearns.[4]

  1. ^ a b Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. ISBN 9780817309152.
  3. ^ Representatives, USA Congress House of (January 1, 1876). "House Documents". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Wallace, John (January 1, 1888). "Carpet Bag Rule in Florida: The Inside Workings of the Reconstruction of Civil Government in Florida After the Close of the Civil War". Da Costa printing and publishing house – via Google Books.