T. Morris Chester

T. Morris Chester is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, dedicated 1986.

Dauphin County · dedicated 1986 · Market Street near 3rd St., Harrisburg

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Journalist, educator, lawyer. Born here, 1834. Taught in Liberia, 1857-61. Recruited Black soldiers in Civil War; noted as war correspondent. In Europe for freedmen's aid; was admitted to the English bar in 1870. Held major posts in Louisiana, 1873-83. Died nearby, 1892.

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