Mentor Dotson | |
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Alabama House of Representatives for Sumter County, Alabama | |
In office 1872–1874 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1837 Georgia, U.S. |
Relations | Helen Elsie Austin (grandchild) |
Mentor Dotson (c. 1837–?),[1] was an American politician, teacher, minister, and storekeeper. As a state legislator he represented Sumter County, Alabama in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1872–1874.[1][2] He has been noted as Minter Dotson, Minter Dawson, and Minter Dodson.
He was Black and born enslaved around 1837 or 1838 in Georgia.[1] His November 19, 1872 election certificate was reproduced in a cookbook published by the National Council of Negro Women in 2000.[3]
Mary Louise Dotson was his daughter; she worked at Tuskegee Institute and was married George James Austin.[4] Their children included Helen Elsie Austin.