Reuben C. Weddington was an American state representative in Arkansas. [1] A Republican, he served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1891. [2] He represented Desha County. [3]
Weddington was born in Rodney, Mississippi. He studied at Alcorn University. He was a public school principal in Red Lick, Mississippi for four years before moving to Arkansas in 1887 where he settled in Arkansas City and was principal of a graded school. [3]
His photograph was included in a montage of the 11 African American legislators in the Arkansas Legislature in 1891. [4]
References
- ^ Blake Wintory. "African-American Legislators (Nineteenth Century)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Southeast Arkansas's African-American Legislators, 1868–1893". Lakeport Plantation. February 17, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Willard B. Gatewood Jr. (Spring 1974). "Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document". Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31. Arkansas Historical Association: 231. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Montage of Black Arkansas Legislators in 1891". University Libraries Digital Collections. University of Arkansas. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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