Oliver J. Coleman

Oliver J. Coleman (born 1844) was a state legislator representing Madison County, Florida, during the Reconstruction era.[1][2][3] In 1873 he was elected in a special election to represent the 10th Senatorial District.[4]

He served in the Florida House of Representatives in 1871 and 1872 and won a special election to represent the 10th District in the Florida Senate in December 1873.

References
  1. Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. ISBN 9780817309152.
  2. "The People of Lawmaking in Florida, 1822/1981". 1981.
  3. Foner, Eric (1993). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. ISBN 9780195074062.
  4. "A Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Florida at the ... Session of the Legislature". 1873.


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