About John William Bolts
Lived 1881 – 1921 (aged 39–40). John William Bolts was an American politician.
John William Bolts (May 12, 1861 – 1921) was a state legislator in South Carolina. He was elected in 1898 and 1900 from Georgetown, South Carolina and served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Bolts was the last African American to serve in the South Carolina House of Representatives for seven decades that followed, and the last Republican until Charles Boineau was elected in a special election in 1961.
John William Bolts was born on May 12, 1861, in Georgetown, South Carolina. He attended Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina.
He was married to Gertrude Ford Bolts and had four children.
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American State Legislator (1861–1921)
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John William Bolts died in 1921.
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John William Bolts was a politician.
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