Reuben Tomlinson Explained

Reuben H. Tomlinson was a lawyer, Freedmen Bureau official, and politician in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era.

Tomlinson was from Philadelphia.

He was appointed superintendent of education by the Freedmen Bureau in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865.[1] He expanded the number of schools and hired teachers.[2]

In October 1865 he toured Saxton School with Oliver Otis Howard and other Freedmen Bureau officials as well as dignitaries.[3] He served as Superintendent of Education until October 1868. He was succeeded by Horace Neide and then Edward L. Deane.[4]

He served in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1870.[5] He was a candidate in the 1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election, running as an Independent Democrat.[6] He also served as state auditor.[7]

Tomlinson is also credited as a contributor in the introduction and table of contents of Slave Songs of the United States, published in 1867 and known as the first book-length collection of African-American spirituals.[8]

The state of South Carolina has a collection of his correspondence from 1865 until 1867 when he was Superintendent of Education.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reuben Tomlinson appointment as Sup. of Schools Oct 1865, South Carolina Leader, Charleston, South Carolina, October 7, 1865, page 2. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: History of the Freedmen's Bureau in South Carolina. Lowcountry Africana.
  3. Book: Jenkins, Wilbert L.. Seizing the New Day: African Americans in Post-Civil War Charleston. May 15, 2003. Indiana University Press. 9780253028297. pages 84, 191, 200.
  4. Web site: The Operation of the Freedmen's Bureau in South Carolina. Laura Josephine. Webster. June 4, 1916. Department of history of Smith college. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina. June 4, 1870. The State. Google Books.
  6. Book: Capace, Nancy. Encyclopedia of South Carolina. January 1, 2000. Somerset Publishers, Inc.. 9780403093472. Google Books.
  7. Book: Ginsberg, Benjamin. Moses of South Carolina: A Jewish Scalawag during Radical Reconstruction. April 12, 2010. JHU Press. 9780801899164. Google Books.
  8. Allen, William Francis et al. Slave Songs of the United States. New York: A. Simpson & Co., 1867, pp. xxxvii, xxxix.
  9. http://rediscov.sc.gov/scar/default.asp?IDCFile=DETAILSF.IDC,SPECIFIC=51425,DATABASE=FILEUNIT Correspondence of Superintendent Reuben H. Tomlinson Dates: 1865-1867

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