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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.

Historican Eric Foner lists him as P. A. Cotton in Freedom's Lawmakers and documents him as African American, illiterate, and a laborer.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

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 University Press (1996) page 51

• Members of the Mississippi Legislature
• African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era
• 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature