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Allen W. Wilder (born about 1843) was an American state legislator, teacher, and lawyer in Texas. He was born into slavery in North Carolina. He was possibly the first African American in Texas to become a lawyer.

He served one term representing Washington County, Texas in the Texas House of Representatives after winning office in the 1872 election. His election to the House in 1876 was overturned.

Somebody shot him with a gun at a ballot counting site, and his arm was amputated.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. "Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Mobile". lrl.texas.gov.
2. ^ "TSHA | Wilder, Allen W." www.tshaonline.org.
3. ^ Browning, John; Wright, Carolyn (December 2014). "Unsung Heroes: The First African American Lawyers in Texas". Texas Bar Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
4. Browning, Joseph G.; Wright, Carolyn. "We Stood on Their Shoulders: The First African American Attorneys in Texas (59 Howard Law Journal 2015-2016)". Howard Law Journal. 59: 55. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
5. Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
6. Payne, Darwin (2009). Quest for Justice: Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Texas. Southern Methodist University Press. ISBN 9780870745522.
7. Bauer, Mark (February 26, 2019). "Uncovering a Mystery: Who Were the First African-American Attorneys in Texas?". Texas Lawyer. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
8. "Who Was the First African-American Lawyer in Texas". Texas Lawyer. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

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