Twilight, Alexander Lucius, 1795-1857
Alexander Twilight was born September 23, 1795 in Bradford, Vermont. He is the first African-American man known to have earned a bachelor's degree from an American university before becoming an educator. In 1836 he was the first African-American elected as a state legislator, serving in the Vermont House of Representatives; he was also the only African-American ever elected to a state legislature before the Civil War. He died on June 19, 1857 in Brownington, Vermont.
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| referencedIn | Cate, Weston A., 1921-2010. Weston A. Cate, Jr. Vermont history radio broadcasts, ca. 1978-1983. | Vermont Historical Society |
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| Brownington Village | VT | US |
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Birth 1795-09-26
Death 1857-06-19
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