Frank Moss | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the Buckingham and Appomattox Counties district | |
| In office October 5, 1869 – December 5, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | James Galt |
| Succeeded by | George C. Hundley |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Buckingham County district | |
| In office January 1, 1874 – November 30, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | James H. Noble |
| Succeeded by | R.T. Hubard, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1823 Buckingham County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Amanda Moss |
| Occupation | Farmer, Minister |
Frank Moss (born c. 1823, died c. 1883–84) was a free-born nineteenth-century African-American farmer and politician from Buckingham County, Virginia.[1][2] He was the only African-American in Virginia to be a member of the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Senate and the Virginia House of Delegates.[3]
- ^ Luther Porter Jackson, Negro Office-Holders in Virginia 1865–1895 (Norfolk, Guide Quality Press, 1945) p. 29
- ^ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The General Assembly of Virginia 1619–1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978) pp. 504, 511, 517
- ^ "House History". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 12, 2022.