Alexander Twilight, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Twilight

American politician

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1795

Place of Birth: Corinth, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 19-Jun-1857

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alexander Lucius Twilight (September 23, 1795 – June 19, 1857) was an American educator, minister and politician.
He is the first African-American man known to have earned a bachelor's degree from an American college or university, graduating from Middlebury College in 1823. He was licensed as a Congregational preacher and worked in education and ministry all his career.
In 1829 Twilight became principal of the Orleans County Grammar School.
There he designed and built Athenian Hall, the first granite public building in the state.
In 1836 he was the first African-American elected as a state legislator, serving in the Vermont House of Representatives; he was also the only African-American ever elected to a state legislature before the Civil War. His house and Athenian Hall are included in the Brownington Village Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).