American politician and lawyer
Allen W. Wilder (born about 1843) was an American state legislator, teacher, and lawyer in Texas.[ 1] He was born into slavery in North Carolina.[ 2] He was possibly the first African American in Texas to become a lawyer.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
He served one term representing Washington County, Texas in the Texas House of Representatives after winning office in the 1872 election. His election to the House in 1876 was overturned.[ 2]
Somebody shot him with a gun at a ballot counting site, and his arm was amputated.[ 3]
^ "Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Mobile" . lrl.texas.gov .
^ a b "TSHA | Wilder, Allen W." www.tshaonline.org .
^ a b Browning, John; Wright, Carolyn (December 2014). "Unsung Heroes: The First African American Lawyers in Texas" . Texas Bar Journal . Retrieved October 8, 2016 .
^ Browning, Joseph G.; Wright, Carolyn. "We Stood on Their Shoulders: The First African American Attorneys in Texas (59 Howard Law Journal 2015-2016)" . Howard Law Journal . 59 : 55. Retrieved 2017-09-24 .
^ Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944 . University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857 .
^ Payne, Darwin (2009). Quest for Justice: Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Texas . Southern Methodist University Press. ISBN 9780870745522 .
^ Bauer, Mark (February 26, 2019). "Uncovering a Mystery: Who Were the First African-American Attorneys in Texas?" . Texas Lawyer . Retrieved 2019-03-04 .
^ "Who Was the First African-American Lawyer in Texas" . Texas Lawyer . Retrieved 2016-10-15 .