Matthew O. Ricketts | |
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 Phototype from the Progress, June 21, 1890 | |
| Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives | |
| In office 1893–1897[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew Oliver Ricketts April 3, 1858 Henry County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1917 St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alice Nelson |
| Alma mater | Omaha Medical College |
| Occupation | Physician |
Matthew Oliver Ricketts (April 3, 1858 – January 3, 1917) was an American politician and physician. He was the first African-American member of the Nebraska Legislature, where he served two terms in the Nebraska House of Representatives (the lower house of what was then a bicameral legislature)[1][2] from 1893 until 1897. He was also the first African American to graduate from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha.[3]
- ^ a b Clerk of the Legislature. (2007) Nebraska Blue Book. Nebraska Legislature. p 376. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
- ^ "Matthew Oliver Ricketts", BlackPast. University of Washington. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
- ^ Taylor, Q. (1998) In Search of the Racial Frontier: African Americans in the American West. W. W. Norton & Company. p 205.
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