John Mercer Langston (1829-1897)

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Title

Subject

United States -- History -- Ohio -- African Americans

Description

Photograph of John Mercer Langston (1829-1897), an African American lawyer, congressman, and university official from Virginia and Ohio. In 1855, Langston was elected as clerk of Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, Ohio, making him the first African American elected to public office in the United States.

Creator

unknown

Source

Ohio Historical Society, Collection: John Mercer Langston Small Picture Collection, Image Number: SC3512

Date

ca. 1850s

Contributor

Michelle Epps

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Relation

http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/page.cfm?ID=4643

Coverage

Oberlin (Ohio)

Contribution Form

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Files

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Collection

Photographs

Citation

unknown, "John Mercer Langston (1829-1897)," in Ohio Civil War 150 | Collections & Exhibits, Item #1808, http://www.ohiocivilwar150.org/omeka/items/show/1808 (accessed May 20, 2013).