State Official – Secretary of State
Pierre George Deslondes (1829-1885)
Pierre G. Deslondes (last name sometimes spelled Deslonde) was an African American sugar planter and wealthy free man of color...
Jesse White (1936- )
Jesse Clark White is an American educator, politician, and former track and field athlete from the state of Illinois. He...
Robyn A. Crittenden (1964- )
Robyn A. Crittenden is an American attorney in the state of Georgia who was born in Long Island, New York....
Myra Atwell McDaniel (1932-2010)
Myra Atwell McDaniel was the first African American in Texas history to serve as the Secretary of State and at...
Henry E. Hayne (ca. 1840-unknown)
Henry E. Hayne was the second African American to serve as the South Carolina Secretary of State after Francis Cardozo....
Nina Mitchell Wells (1950- )
Nina Mitchell Wells is an attorney and politician (D) who served as the 32nd Secretary of State for New Jersey....
Hannibal Caesar Carter (1835-1904)
Hannibal Caesar Carter, the second African American to serve as Secretary of State in Mississippi, was born on February 11,...
Jesse James McCrary Jr. (1937-2007)
Jesse James McCrary, Florida Secretary of State from 1978 to 1979, was born on September 16, 1937, in Blichton, Florida....
Regena Thomas (1957- )
The Rev. Dr. Regena Lynn Thomas is a former politician who formerly held the office of secretary of state for...
