The Civil Rights Act of 1875

David Heaton

"(March 10, 1823 -- June 25, 1870) David Heaton was a(n) lawyer, public servant, special agent, auditor, and American politician. He was born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio and moved to Minnesota and then New Bern, North Carolina. David studies law and was admitted to the bar. He served in the Ohio state senate (1855), member of the State senate of Minnesota (1858-1863), appointed Third Auditor of the Treasury (1854) but declined, member of the constitutional convention of North Carolina (1867), and special agent of the Treasury Department and the United States depository in New Bern, North Carolina (1863). Heaton was elected as a Republican to the 40th and 41st Congress (July 15, 1868 - his death June 25, 1870). He was reelected to the 42nd Congress but died before he could take his seat. During his time on Congress he served as chairman on the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures (41st Congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=H000432]"

Member of North Carolina Delegation - United States Fifteenth Amendment , North Carolina Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875 [this display].

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