Curtis Pollard

Curtis Pollard was a minister, farmer, store keeper and state legislator who served in the Louisiana State Senate during the Reconstruction era.

Biography

Pollard was born in Virginia and in the 1870 United States census Pollard was listed as being aged 63. He was a Baptist preacher who travelled to Madison Parish, Louisiana in 1864 to start a farm. and 1868 representing Franklin Parish and Madison Parish and in 1867 he served on the Committee on the Executive Department. and was elected to the Louisiana State Senate for the 1868 to 1870 session. At the time Pollard was described as "a black man, uncompromisingly and a Republican equally uncompromising". but Pollard decided to run as an independent Republican candidate, but lost to McMillen. He was living in Delta, Louisiana at the time.

Pollard was then again elected to serve in the Louisiana State Senate in 1872 representing the 17th senatorial district and he served until 1876.

He left his wife and children unwillingly when he was forced by armed men onto a steamboat in 1879 whilst helping emigrants leave to Kansas.