William J. Purman

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(April 11, 1840 — August 14, 1928) Purman was an American politician, lawyer, and teacher. William Purman was born in Centre County, Pennsylvania and moved to Florida after the Civil War. During the war, he enlisted in the Union Army and served on special duty at the War Department. He served as a member of the State constitutional convention (1868), and as a member of the State Senate (1869-1872). He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-Third Congress from March 4, 1873 to January 25, 1875, when he resigned. He was again elected to the Forty-Fourth Congress from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000572]

Member of Florida Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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