William M. Thomas

This article is about the South Carolina legislator. For other people, see William Thomas.

William M. Thomas (fl. 1868–1876) was an African-American Republican politician during the Reconstruction era. He was a minister affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.^[1][2] He represented Colleton County in the 1868 South Carolina Constitutional Convention and in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 until 1876. He was also an officer in the state militia and was a delegate to the 1876 Republican National Convention.^[1] He was categorized as "colored".^[3] He and Joseph D. Boston were the only African Americans to serve all four terms during the Reconstruction era in the South Carolina House.^[4]

William M. Thomas
South Carolina House of Representatives
In office 1868–1876
Personal details
Political party	Republican

References

1. Smith, John David (November 15, 2019). Black Judas: William Hannibal Thomas and "The American Negro". University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820356259 – via Google Books.
2. Taylor, Alrutheus Ambush (July 29, 1924). The Negro in South Carolina During the Reconstruction. Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. ISBN 9781404760899 – via Google Books.
3. Reynolds, John Schreiner (July 29, 1905). "Reconstruction in South Carolina, 1865-1877". State Company – via Google Books.
4. Rabinowitz, Howard N. (July 29, 1982). Southern Black Leaders of the Reconstruction Era. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252009723 – via Google Books.