Nathan H. Haller

Nathan H. Haller was a politician from Texas. Enslaved before the American Civil War, he was elected member to the Texas House of Representatives in 1892 and re-elected to a second term. He was one of 52 African Americans to serve the Texas Legislature during the 19th century.
He served two terms from 1893 until 1897, the second after winning a court fight over the election. He was one of the last two African Americans to hold state office in Texas before 1966.
He had worked as a free farmer, a blacksmith and also a wagon driver.
He married Paralee Jordan of Huntsville and two sons, Stonewall Jackson Haller and James Haller.
Nathan Haller died on February 27, 1917, in Houston, Texas.