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Alonzo J. Ransier
American politician
Alonzo Jacob Ransier | |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
Preceded by | Robert C.
De Large |
Succeeded by | Edmund W.M. Mackey |
In office December 3, 1871 – December 7, 1872 | |
Governor | Robert Kingston Scott |
Preceded by | Lemuel Boozer |
Succeeded by | Richard Howell Gleaves |
In office November 24, 1868 – March 1, 1870 | |
Born | (1834-01-03)January 3, 1834 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | August 17, 1882(1882-08-17) (aged 48) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Profession | Clerk, 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 eraRepublican.
Biography
Ransier was born a free person of color in Charleston, South Carolina. He