Stephen A. Corker
(May 7, 1830 — October 18, 1879) Stephan Alfestus Corker was a businessman, lawyer, and politician. Corker was born in Waynesboro, Georgia in 1830. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, but decided to enter the agriculture business. He worked in agriculture until 1861, when he enlisted in the Confederate Army. After the Civil War, Corker served in the State House of Representatives before being elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the House declaring Charles Prince not entitled to his seat. Corker served in the House from December 22, 1870 to March 3, 1871.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000776]
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Georgia Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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