elected representatives to the board of aldermen and the Craven County Commission, until the Democratic-dominated state legislature withdrew the county's authority to govern itself. The county continued to elect at least one black legislator each session to the state house for another decade, as did other majority-black counties in the northeast part of the state. Hyman was appointed as special deputy collector of internal revenue for the fourth district of North Carolina from July 1, 1877 to June 30, 1878. He moved to Washington, D.C., after being accused of misappropriating church funds. He worked for the United States Post Office Department and for the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Legacy and honors A North Carolina historical marker has been installed in Warrenton, about a block from Hyman's former homesite. Personal life Hyman had a wife and four children. He died in Washington, D.C. in 1891. He was buried in Columbian Harmony Cemetery in Washington, D.C.. See also List of African-American United States representatives African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era References Retrieved on 2009-04-26 "Hyman rose from slavery to serve in U.S. Congress", Littleton Observer 1840 births 1891 deaths African-American state legislators in North Carolina Republican Party North Carolina state senators African-American members of the United States House of Representatives People of Alabama in the American Civil War Politicians from New Bern, North Carolina Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina 19th-century American politicians African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era