Louis J. Winston (1844–1918) was a lawyer, policeman, assessor, port collector, landowner, and newspaper publisher in Mississippi.[1][2] He was born in Natchez, Mississippi. He published the Natchez Reporter from 1890 to 1909. He worked as a lawyer in Greenville, Mississippi.[1]

A bronze bust of him by Isaac Scott Hathaway is atop his grave. A historical marker commemorates Winston's life.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Foner, Eric (1996). Freedom's Lawmakers : A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Louisiana State University Press. p. 235. OCLC 34598098.
  2. ↑ Nomelli, Sheryl Lynn. "Jim Crow, Louis J. Winston, and the survival of black politicos in post-bellum Natchez, Mississippi". scholarworks.calstate.edu.
  3. ↑ "Louis J. Winston - St. Catherine Entrepreneur Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
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