John E. Proctor
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John E. Proctor | |
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| File:John Elijah Proctor (6835798169).jpg | |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 8th district | |
| In office 1883–1885 | |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the Leon County district | |
| In office 1873–1875 1879–1881 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1844 |
| Died | December 14, 1944 (aged 100) |
| Party | Republican |
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John Elijah Proctor[1] (January 14, 1844 – December 14, 1944) was an American politician in the state of Florida. A former slave, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1873 to 1875, and 1879 to 1881, and in the Florida Senate from 1883 to 1885.[2] Though he was born free, he was sold into slavery at a young age to family friends to pay off debts that his father had incurred purchasing an enslaved woman who became his wife.[3][4]
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