Peter Booth (politician)
Peter Booth served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1893. He represented Jefferson County, Arkansas and was one of at least four African Americans in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1893 along with George W. Bell in the Arkansas State Senate.[1] State government was dominated by Democrats at the time. In 1917, a Daily Arkansas Gazette article mocked him and his service, relishing that he was then working as shoe shine attendant at the state house.[2] According to the article, he introduced legislation related to providing more time for Australian ballot voting.
References
- ^ Justesen, Benjamin R. (16 December 2020). Forgotten Legacy: William McKinley, George Henry White, and the Struggle for Black Equality. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807174623 – via Google Books.
- ^ "19 Feb 1917, Page 8 - Daily Arkansas Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
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