James H. Washington
1602 S Lasalle St, Navasota, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at James H. Washington.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About James H. Washington
Washington, born in Virginia in 1850, settled in Navasota, where he worked as a school principal. He won election as a Republican to the Texas House in 1873, representing Grimes, Madison, and Walker counties, then served as a Galveston alderman and customs inspector. His term came during the brief period of Black political participation in Reconstruction Texas.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at James H. Washington
[Part of the special series of 23 markers produced to fulfill SB667 The Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act] Following the American Civil War and emancipation of slaves in 1865, it was not until 1871 that African Americans in Texas were able to uniformly register to vote, following the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. While African Americans served as delegates to state constitutional conventions prior to 1870, the first African Americans elected to serve in the Texas legislature were elected to the 12th Legislature, which convened in provisional session on February 8, 1870. Prior to the end of federal reconstruction in 1870, twelve African Americans served in the Texas House of Representatives, and two served in the Texas Senate. This marker is erected in honor of: James H. Washington (1850-December 23, 1916), representative in the 13th Texas Legislature, representing Grimes, Madison, and Walker counties. Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Washington attended Oberlin College and thereafter lived briefly in Washington D.C. He settled in Navasota in the early 1870s, where he was principal of the city school. District 15 voters elected Washington to the 13th Legislature as a Republican. After his term, he moved to Galveston, serving on the city council as alderman of the Eighth Ward and as customs inspector. In 1890, he moved to La Marque to farm until his death. He is buried in Galveston's new city cemetery, with his wife Mary Campbell, daughter of Baptist preacher Rev. Isreal Campbell, he had one daughter, Elvie. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5000024638
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