Josiah Thomas Walls (Q491571)
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U.S. Representative
Josiah Thomas Walls
Possibly born enslaved. Free before 13th Amendment. A Union army veteran, farmer, Florida attorney, newspaper owner, twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives but only seated for one year due to contested results. Subsequently served as a state senator.