Ransier, Alonzo J. (Alonzo Jacob), 1834-1882
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1834 January 3 - 1882 August 17
Gender
- male
Occupations
Places
- Charleston (S.C.) (Place of Birth)
- Charleston (S.C.) (Place of Death)
- United States (Associated Country)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Lillian Ransier Wright papers collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1042
Abstract
Compilation of the Ransier and Wright family history and contribution to the advancement of African-American community. The collection focuses on the contributions of Alonzo Jacob Ransier in the reconstruction era being a congressman and Lt. Gov. of SC. He was also Lillian Ransier Wright’s father. Lillian Ransier Wright was a graduate of the Avery Normal Institute and was teacher by profession and was involved in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church whereas her husband William G. Wright taught...
Dates:
1924-1995