F. Dora Wade

F. Dora Wade was an American teacher and state legislator in Mississippi.^[1] He represented Yazoo County in the Mississippi House of Representatives.^[2] He served as marshal of Yazoo City in 1870 and was documented as a teacher in that year's census.^[2]

He was born in Ohio. He was literate, and documented as mulatto.^[1]

Martha Jane, the daughter of Tazewell Jones (a politician), accused him of fathering her "illegitimate" child and he was arrested and a court case commenced over the matter.^[3] His seat was declared vacant in October 1873 because he resided in Issaquena County, outside the district.^[4]

See also

• African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900