Mentor Dotson

Mentor Dotson
Mentor Dotson
Alabama House of Representatives for Sumter County, Alabama
	In office; 1872–1874
Personal details
Born	c. 1837; Georgia, U.S.
Relations	Helen Elsie Austin (grandchild)

Mentor Dotson (c. 1837–?),^[1] was an American politician, teacher, minister, and storekeeper. As a state legislator he represented Sumter County, Alabama in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1872–1874.^[1]^[2] He has been noted as Minter Dotson, Minter Dawson, and Minter Dodson.

He was Black and born enslaved around 1837 or 1838 in Georgia.^[1] His November 19, 1872 election certificate was reproduced in a cookbook published by the National Council of Negro Women in 2000.^[3]

Mary Louise Dotson was his daughter; she worked at Tuskegee Institute and was married George James Austin.^[4] Their children included Helen Elsie Austin.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Foner, Eric (1996-08-01). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8.
^ Representatives, Alabama Legislature House of (1873). Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Alabama. p. 176.
^ Thurman, Sue Bailey; Bower, Anne; Women, National Council of Negro (2000). The Historical Cookbook of the American Negro. Beacon Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-8070-0964-2.
^ Neely, Ruth (1939). Women of Ohio: A Record of Their Achievements in the History of the State. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 119.

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[:0-1] Foner, Eric (1996-08-01). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8.

[2] Representatives, Alabama Legislature House of (1873). Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Alabama. p. 176.

[3] Thurman, Sue Bailey; Bower, Anne; Women, National Council of Negro (2000). The Historical Cookbook of the American Negro. Beacon Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-8070-0964-2.

[4] Neely, Ruth (1939). Women of Ohio: A Record of Their Achievements in the History of the State. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 119.

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Mentor Dotson

Alabama House of Representatives for Sumter County, Alabama
In office 1872–1874

Personal details
Born	c. 1837 Georgia, U.S.
Relations	Helen Elsie Austin (grandchild)

See also

References