#OTD Robert Carlos De Large joined the ancestors (Mar 15, 1842 - Feb 14, 1874). South Carolina Republican who served in the House of Representatives; 1871 - 1873. He defeated a white opponent by 932 votes out of 32,000 cast to earn his congressional suite.
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"Robert Carlos De Large, Congressmen." Historianspeaks, March 2, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/robert-carlos-de-large-congressmen.
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