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| ⚫ | Sykes was among the first 17 African-American elected to North Carolina's legislature in 1868 (15 Representatives and 2 Senators). He served five consecutive annual terms, serving from 1868 to 1872. |
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| name = Thomas A. Sykes |
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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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|state_house = North Carolina |
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|district = Cumberland |
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|term_start = 1868 |
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|term_end = 1872 |
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|state_house1 = Tennessee |
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|district1 = [[Davidson County, Tennessee]] |
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|term_start1 = 1877 |
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|district2 = [[Davidson County, Tennessee]] |
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'''Thomas A. Sykes''' (ca. 1835 - unknown) was an [[African-American]] ex-slave who became a politician and tax official. He served as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] and later a member of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]]. <ref>[https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/exhibits/blackhistory/sykes.htm "Thomas A. Sykes," ''This Honorable Body: African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee''. [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]].]</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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==Political career== |
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| ⚫ | Sykes was among the first 17 African-American elected to North Carolina's legislature in 1868 (15 Representatives and 2 Senators). He served five consecutive annual terms, serving from 1868 to 1872. On his second day in office, he voted with the majority to approve the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Sykes was a representative to the [[1872 Republican National Convention]]. |
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| ⚫ | In late 1872 Sykes moved with his family to [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. Among other posts, he held the position of Internal Revenue collector, "gauger," and Davidson County magistrate during the decade. Sykes served as a Davidson County delegate to the 1875 State Colored Men’s Convention, and was elected twice to the Tennessee House from Davidson (1877-1879, 1881-1883)<ref>Work, Monroe N., Thomas S. Staples, H. A. Wallace, Kelly Miller, Whitefield McKinlay, Samuel E. Lacy, R. L. Smith, and H. R. McIlwaine. "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress." The Journal of Negro History 5, no. 1 (1920): 113-114. Accessed September 9, 2020. doi:10.2307/2713503.</ref>. |
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==Later life== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080803072016/http://www.mainesenate.org/martin/index.htm Maine Senate Democrats - Senator John L. Martin] ''official government website'' |
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Revision as of 21:28, 9 September 2020
Thomas A. Sykes | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the Cumberland district | |
| In office 1868–1872 | |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the Davidson County, Tennessee district | |
| In office 1877–1879 | |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the Davidson County, Tennessee district | |
| In office 1881–1883 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
Thomas A. Sykes (ca. 1835 - unknown) was an African-American ex-slave who became a politician and tax official. He served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and later a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. [1]
Early life
Political career
Sykes was among the first 17 African-American elected to North Carolina's legislature in 1868 (15 Representatives and 2 Senators). He served five consecutive annual terms, serving from 1868 to 1872. On his second day in office, he voted with the majority to approve the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Sykes was a representative to the 1872 Republican National Convention.
In late 1872 Sykes moved with his family to Nashville, Tennessee. Among other posts, he held the position of Internal Revenue collector, "gauger," and Davidson County magistrate during the decade. Sykes served as a Davidson County delegate to the 1875 State Colored Men’s Convention, and was elected twice to the Tennessee House from Davidson (1877-1879, 1881-1883)[2].
Later life
References
- ^ "Thomas A. Sykes," This Honorable Body: African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee. Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- ^ Work, Monroe N., Thomas S. Staples, H. A. Wallace, Kelly Miller, Whitefield McKinlay, Samuel E. Lacy, R. L. Smith, and H. R. McIlwaine. "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress." The Journal of Negro History 5, no. 1 (1920): 113-114. Accessed September 9, 2020. doi:10.2307/2713503.
External links
- Maine Senate Democrats - Senator John L. Martin official government website
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Categories:
- Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
- African-American state legislators in North Carolina
- African-American state legislators in Tennessee
- 1830s births
- North Carolina Republicans
- Tennessee Republicans
- People from Nashville, Tennessee
- People from Pasquotank County, North Carolina
- 19th-century American politicians
- African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era