William McLaurin was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in the Reconstruction Era.[1] He represented New Hanover County from 1872 to 1874.[1] During the American Civil War, he met William B. Gould in New York City.[2] McLaurin served in the Union Navy during the Civil War.[1][3]

He was African American. He served with fellow African Americans Henry Brewington and Alfred Lloyd who also represented New Hanover County in the North Carolina House.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gould IV 2002, p. 30.
  2. ↑ Gould IV 2002, p. 29-30.
  3. ↑ Justesen, Benjamin R. "William H. McLaurin (1834-1902)", North Carolina History Project website, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ Woodson, Carter Godwin; Logan, Rayford Whittingham (1920). The Journal of Negro History. Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.

Works cited

  • Gould IV, William B. (2002). Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor (paperback ed.). Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4708-3.
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