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Gilbert Horton (c.1840 - July 1894) was an American politician who served as a justice of the peace and a state legislator in Mississippi. A Republican, he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1884 and 1885.

Horton lived in Greenville, Mississippi with his wife Matilda.

The 1894 Republican Party convention in Vicksburg commemorated him upon announcement of his death.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. "Clarion Ledger, August 2, 1894 – Against All Odds".
2. "Gilbert Horton – Against All Odds".
3. "Vicksburg Evening Post, July 26, 1894 – Against All Odds".

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