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Isham Stewart, sometimes written as Isom Stewart, was a state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era and also served in the Mississippi Senate. He was the target of attacks from newspapers critical of African American politicians as well as so-called scalawags and carpetbaggers. His son served as deputy sheriff and was prosecuted under a law intended to target Ku Klux Klan members. His son Robert served as postmaster in Macon, Mississippi.

Stewart was one of the first black legislators in Mississippi, he was photographed. He represented Noxubee County.

He served as a delegate to the constitutional convention and signed Mississippi's Reconstruction era 1868 constitution.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. Senate, Mississippi Legislature (November 22, 1877). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.
2. "Isham Stewart – Against All Odds".
3. "Isham Stewart". November 29, 1870. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
4. "Isham Stewart to Blanche Kelso Bruce requesting he look into a petition put forth to oust his son Robert from his position of Post Master in Macon - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital". www.americanhistory.amdigital.co.uk.
5. "Isham Stewart · Mississippi State University Libraries". 66.228.48.74.
6. Mississippi (November 22, 1869). "Constitution and Ordinances of the State of Mississippi: (To Accompany Bill H.R. No. 147)" – via Google Books.

External links

• Findagrave entry

• Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
• African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era
• 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature