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Melvin Goddin

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Texas politician

Melvin Goddin was a state legislator in Texas.

He was a delegate to the 1875 Texas Constitutional Convention. He was one of six African American delegates, all Republicans. He resigned on the convention's second day. He represented the fifteenth district. He resigned, and his place was filled by a Democrat.

References

  1. Alvarez, Elizabeth Cruce; Plocheck, Robert (2011-11-08). Texas Almanac 2012–2013. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-0-87611-257-1.
  2. Pitre, Merline (2016-07-25). Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-62349-483-4.
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