Powell Smythe was a member of the

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during the

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. He represented

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. He served in the state House of Representatives in 1868 representing Clarendon County along with William Nelson. He supported Franklin J. Moses Jr. having his "disabilities" removed in 1868 after the American Civil War. An 1873 report showed him receiving 350 votes for a state representative seat. His photograph was included in a

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South Carolina legislators.

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People from Clarendon County, South Carolina 19th-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly Year of death missing African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub