10, 1847. He attended evening school at
Natchez for a few months, and by private study acquired a good English
education. He engaged in the business of photography at Natchez until
1869, when Governor Ames appointed him a justice of the peace. Mr.
Lynch served in the 43rd, 44th, and 47th Congresses, and was elected
to the 45th Congress, but was counted out. Later he served as Fourth
Auditor of Treasury Department under President Harrison, and as a
paymaster in the Volunteer Army during the Spanish-American
War.--_Biographical Congressional Directory_, p. 662.

[7] Blanche K. Bruce of Floreyville, Mississippi, was born in Prince
Edward County, Virginia, March 1, 1841. A man of limited education, he
became, in 1869, a planter in Mississippi. Later he became a member of
the Mississippi levee board, served in several local offices, and
finally was elected, in 1875, to the United States Senate where he
served till 1881. Mr. Bruce died at Washington, D. C., March 17,
1898.--_Biographical Congressional Directory_, p. 420.

[8] Jore Haralson was born a slave in Muscogee County, Georgia, April
1, 1846. He was emancipated in 1865, after which he acquired through
self-instruction a fair education. After moving to Alabama, he entered
into the politics of that State. Mr. Haralson was elected to the 44th
Congress, but failed of re-election to the 45th.--_Biographical
Congressional Directory_, p. 557.

[9] Benjamin Sterling Turner was born a slave at Halifax, North
Carolina, March 17, 1825. In 1830, he moved to Alabama, where by
clandestine study he obtained a fair education. He became a prosperous
merchant, was elected to several local offices, and to the 42nd
Congress. He was defeated for the 43rd.--_Biographical Congressional
Directory_, p. 849.

[10] John Adams Hyman was born a slave in Warren, North Carolina, July
23, 1840. He was sold and sent to Alabama, where he was emancipated in
1865. Returning to North Carolina, Mr. Hyman engaged in farming and
acquired a rudimentary education. Entering politics in 1868, he was
later elected to the 44th Congress. In June, 1877, he was appointed
collector of internal revenue for the 2nd district of North
Carolina.--_Biographical Congressional Directory_, p. 614.

[11] Charles E. Nash was a native of Opelousas, Louisiana. He was
educated at New Orleans, later following the trade of bricklayer. In
1863, Mr. Nash served as a private in the Eighty-third Regiment United
States Chasseurs d'