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Samuel Nuckles
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South Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office 1868–1872 |
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Resting place | Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church |
Political party | Republican |
Samuel Nuckles was a legislator in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. He represented Union County. A Republican, he gave testimony about a campaign of intimidation used by Democrats and the Ku Klux Klan in the 1870 election. In 1871 he was part of a delegation sent to Washington D.C. requesting federal troops to address "outrages". He testified that he was a former slave and could read a little and write his name. He also testified that he was a refugee from Union County due to threats of violence and Ku Klux Klan attacks.
Nuckles was a state representative for Union County from 1868 until 1872. He is buried at Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church. His photograph was included in a montage of Radical Republican South Carolina legislators.