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Charles Reese was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Hinds County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1872 to 1873. In April 1872 he signed, along with many representatives and senators, a petition for the equal rights and treatment of African Americans many of whom had been freed from slavery during and after the American Civil War.

He was born circa 1835 in Mississippi, worked as a farm laborer and served as an inspector in the 1871 special election in Hinds County.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. ^ "Charles Reese – Against All Odds".
2. "Mississippi House of Representatives 1872". The Semi-Weekly Clarion. 5 January 1872. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
3. Senate, United States Congress (October 31, 1872). "Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress, 2d Session and Special Session" – via Google Books.

• Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
• 1830s births
• 19th-century American farmers
• 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature