William A. Golden

William A. Golden
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the Liberty County district
In office
1868 – ?
Original 33
Personal details
Born
Midway, Georgia
PartyRepublican

William A. Golden was a representative in the Georgia Assembly during the Reconstruction Era. He was African American, a Republican, and represented Liberty County.[1]

Golden was born into slavery to slave parents on the plantation of R.M. Gaulden, where Dorchester Academy was later founded.[2]

References

  1. ^ Donald Lee Grant (1993). The Way it was in the South: The Black Experience in Georgia. University of Georgia Press. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-0-8203-2329-9.
  2. ^ "Golden, William A. (1826-1889)". Liberty County Historical Society. September 7, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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