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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]

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References

  1. ^ "Thomas A. Cotton – Against All Odds".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State Unicersity Press (1996) page 51
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