Thomas A. Cotton Explained

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

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas A. Cotton – Against All Odds.
2. Web site: The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Archives and. History. March 25, 1904. Department of Archives and History. Google Books.
3. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 51