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DeutschThomas A. Cotton
Thomas A. Cotton was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Noxubee County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875.[1][2]
Historican Eric Foner lists him as P. A. Cotton in Freedom's Lawmakers and documents him as African American, illiterate, and a laborer.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Thomas A. Cotton – Against All Odds".
- ^ History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (March 25, 1904). "The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi". Department of Archives and History – via Google Books.
- ^ Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 51