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James H. (J.H.) Stewart
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Born Caddo Parish, Louisiana, September of 1857
Died 1924, place unknown
Political Life:
- Representative in 19th (1885) Legislature from Calvert (Robertson County)
Personal Life:
- Born into slavery
- Also worked as a teacher and principal
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James H. (J.H.) Washington
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Born Fredericksburg, Virginia, May of 1850
Died Galveston, Texas, December 23, 1916
Political Life:
- Delegate to 1872 National Republican Convention
- Delegate to 1872, 1873, 1876, 1884, 1888 and 1890 State Republican Conventions
- Delegate to 1873 State Colored Men's Convention
- Representative in 13th (1873) Legislature from Navasota (Madison, Grimes and Walker Counties)
Personal Life:
- Also worked as a farmer, customs inspector and principal
- Wife Mary and their child
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Benjamin (Ben) O. Watrous
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Born McMinn County, Tennessee, ca. 1831
Died date, place unknown
Political Life:
- Delegate to 1868-69 Constitutional Convention from Washington County
Personal Life:
- Born into slavery
- Also worked as a wheelwright and minister
- Carter was original surname; Watrous was his owner's name
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Allen W. Wilder
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Born North Carolina, ca. 1845
Died date, place unknown
Political Life:
- Representative in 13th (1873) Legislature from Chappell Hill (Washington County)
- Representative in 15th (1876) Legislature from Chappell Hill (Washington County) for about a month until he was unseated by election on May 13, 1876
Personal Life:
- Born into slavery
- Also worked as a teacher, lawyer and engineer
- Wife Annis or Amis and their five children
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Benjamin Franklin (B.F.) Williams
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Born Brunswick County, Virginia, ca. 1819 or 1825 Died Kendleton, Texas, date unknown
Political Life:
- Delegate to 1868-69 Constitutional Convention from Colorado and Lavaca Counties
- Refused to sign the 1869 Texas Constitution and withdrew from the Convention before it adjourned
- Representative in 12th (1870-71) Legislature from Columbus (Colorado and Lavaca Counties)
- Representative in 16th (1879) Legislature from East Bernard (Fort Bend, Wharton and Waller Counties)
- Representative in 19th (1885) Legislature from Hempstead (Waller and Fort Bend Counties)
- Delegate to 1872 National Republican Convention
- Involved with the Union League
Personal Life:
- Born into slavery
- Also worked as a barber, minister, land speculator and mechanic
- Wife Caroline and their child
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