Charles Shavers
Charles A. Shavers | |
|---|---|
| Member of Key West City Council | |
| In office 1898–1901 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Key West, Florida, U.S. |
| Residence | Key West, Florida |
Charles A. Shavers was a state legislator in Florida. He lived in Key West.[1] He served on Key West's council from 1898 to 1901.[2]
Peter Shavers was part of the group of 125 men from Key West in the Union Army who, along with Harriet Tubman, freed slaves in South Carolina (2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment) (Colored) of the (34th USCT) 2nd Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) (34th USCI)[2]
Mildred Shavers served as principal of Douglass High School in Key West. Catherine Shavers was Ernest Hemingway's housekeeper.[2]
He was supported by the Knights of Labor.[3]
Shavers Lane is in the Bahama Village neighborhood.
See also
- African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900
- Robert Gabriel, a state legislator from the same area who served in the Florida House of Representatives in 1879 and as a city commissioner
References
- ↑ https://keyslibraries.org/island-chronicles-vol-6/#:~:text=Much%20of%20what%20is%20known,he%20retired%20in%20December%201919[dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "15 Year-Old Max Shavers to Lead 155th Anniversary Rememberence for Key West's Forgotten Soldiers".
- ↑ Florida's Heritage of Diversity: Essays in Honor of Samuel Proctor. Sentry Press. 1997. ISBN 978-1-889574-03-5. Search this book on
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