James W. D. Bland
James W. D. Bland | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the Charlotte and Prince Edward Counties district | |
| In office October 5, 1869 – April 27, 1870 | |
| Preceded by | Francis N. Watkins |
| Succeeded by | John T. Hamlett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1838 Prince Edward County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1870 (aged 31 or 32) Richmond, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Carpenter, Cooper |
James W. D. Bland (c. 1838 – April 27, 1870) was a nineteenth-century African-American politician and carpenter from Virginia. After the Civil War, he was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868 and then to the Virginia State Senate.