Thomas Cardozo

Thomas Cardozo
Thomas Whitmarsh Cardozo
Mississippi Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
1874–1876
GovernorAdelbert Ames
Preceded byHenry R. Pease
Succeeded byThomas S. Gathright
Personal details
Born(1838-12-19)December 19, 1838
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedApril 13, 1881(1881-04-13) (aged 42)
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLaura J. Williams
RelativesHenry Weston Cardozo (brother)
Francis Lewis Cardozo (brother)
Benjamin N. Cardozo
(distant relative)
Profession
  • politician
  • educator
  • grocer
  • journalist
  • postal worker

Thomas Whitmarsh Cardozo (December 19, 1838[1] – April 13, 1881[2]) was an American educator, journalist, writer, and public official during the Reconstruction Era in the United States.[1][3] He adopted the name Civis as a nom de plume and wrote as a correspondent for the New National Era, founded by Frederick Douglass. He was the first African American to hold the position of State Superintendent of Education in Mississippi.[4]

  1. ^ a b Brock, Euline W. (1981). "Thomas W. Cardozo: Fallible Black Reconstruction Leader" (PDF). The Journal of Southern History. 47 (2): 183–206. doi:10.2307/2207949. JSTOR 2207949. (p. 186)
  2. ^ Brock 1981, p. 204, footnote 89
  3. ^ Richter, William L. (December 1, 2011). Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810879591 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Cardozo Middle School — About Cardozo". Jackson Public Schools. August 8, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2020.