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John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 – November 2, 1939) was an American writer, attorney, military officer, author, and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives and represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives .
John R. Lynch (born Sept. 10, 1847, Concordia Parish, La., U.S.—died Nov. 2, 1939, Chicago, Ill.) was a Black politician after the American Civil War who served in the Mississippi state legislature and U.S. House of Representatives and was prominent in Republican Party affairs of the 1870s and ’80s.
Feb 8, 2016 · John Roy Lynch was an American politician, writer, attorney, and military officer, who was born into slavery, gained freedom in 1863 and was subsequently elected to both the Mississippi House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Aug 8, 2019 · Learn about the life and achievements of John Roy Lynch, the last surviving black congressman of the Reconstruction era. He fought for civil rights, served in the military, and wrote books on Reconstruction history.
At the age of 24, John Roy Lynch became the first African American speaker of the Mississippi state house in 1872. He served as the only Black Representatives in the U.S House from Mississippi for over a century.
Apr 27, 2024 · A century before today’s fights on book bans and history curriculums, pioneering Black lawmaker John Roy Lynch sought to correct the record on Reconstruction.
