Walter Riptoe

Walter E. Riptoe (March 30, 1838 – August 15, 1886) was a preacher^[1] and state legislator in Texas. A Republican, he served two terms in the Texas Senate during the Fifteenth Texas Legislature and Sixteenth Texas Legislature from 1876 to 1881, representing Marshall (Harrison) County.^[2][1] The Texas State Preservation Board has a photograph of him.^[3]

Walter Riptoe
Member of the Texas Senate from the 4th district
In office April 18, 1876 – January 11, 1881
Preceded by	Winfield B. Stirman
Succeeded by	Robert L. Hightower
Personal details
Born	(1838-03-30)March 30, 1838 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Died	August 15, 1886(1886-08-15) (aged 48)
Political party	Republican

He was born in Montgomery, Alabama.^[4] He later moved to in Texas in January 1850 and lived in Rusk County until the end of the war.

Marshall Junior High School students, including his descendant did a history project on him in 2018 and described him as a carpenter and teacher as well as a civil rights advocate.^[5]

See also

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