Alonzo J. Ransier

Infobox_Congressman
name=Alonzo Jacob Ransier

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date of birth=birth date|1834|1|3|mf=y
place of birth=Charleston, South Carolina
dead=dead
date of death=death date and age|1882|8|17|1834|1|3|mf=y
place of death=Charleston, South Carolina
state=South Carolina
district= 2nd
term= March 1873 - March 1875
preceded=Robert C. De Large
succeeded=Edmund W.M. Mackey
party=Republican
spouse=

Alonzo Jacob Ransier (1834–1882) was an African-American politician known for his honesty. He was a Republican United States Congressman from 1873 until 1875.

He was born in free Charleston, South Carolina. He worked as a shipping clerk until he was appointed state registrar of elections in 1865. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 to 1869 and also was a member of the state constitutional convention during that time. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1870. He was elected to the Forty-third United States Congress from the 2nd Congressional District.

In Congress he fought for a civil rights bill. He also backed high tariffs and opposed a federal salary increase. He campaigned for President Ulysses S. Grant and a six-year presidential term.

After leaving Congress in 1875 he worked as a collector for the Internal Revenue Service.

External links

* [http://search.eb.com/Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=62690 Britannica Article]
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000060 Congressional Biography]
* [http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/8/An_honest_politician_Alonzo_Ransier/ African American Registry]
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