Matthew Gaines (Q490814)
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HC-PER-35075
- HC-PER-35075
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Matthew Gaines
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HC-PER-35075
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Blacksmith
Slave
State Legislator
Civil Rights Activist
Political Figure
Enslaved. Elected to the Texas state senate, but charges of bigamy (designed to smear his reputation) contributed to his not beginning a second term in 1874.