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Walter Riptoe

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

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]

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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Riptoe". afrotexan.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Mobile". lrl.texas.gov.
  3. ^ "Photos". lrl.texas.gov.
  4. ^ Pitre, Merline (July 25, 2016). Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781623494834 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Looking Back: Area middle-school students compete with their knowledge of history". texarkanagazette.com.