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DeutschAuburn H. Erwin
Auburn H. Erwin (born November 1834) was an American teacher, A.M.E. minister, justice of the peace, constable, and state legislator in Florida. He was a delegate to the 1868 Florida Constitutional Convention[1][2][3] and represented Columbia County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives from 1868-1870. He was a constable in Duval County in 1872 and in 1878 and 1879. He served as a justice of the peace for Duval County in 1873 and 1874.[4]
He was born in Pennsylvania.[4] He received one nominating vote for U.S. Senator.[5] He and E. J. Harris submitted the minority report finding no wrongdoing on the part of Florida governor Harrison Reed.[5] He served on the Committee on Corporations and signed onto a report recommending against a special act of incorporation for the Perdido Canal and Milling Company and Richeson Spring Hotel Company.[5]
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[edit]- ^ Miscellaneous Documents, 30th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session · Volume 2 page 4
- ^ Brown (Jr.), Canter (June 1, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152 – via Google Books.
- ^ Association, G. a-J. C. T. S. Alumni (December 1, 1999). Jackson County, Florida. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738500980 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Florida's Black Public Officials by Canter Brown Jr. page 87
- ^ a b c House, Florida Legislature (June 1, 1868). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.