John T. Costin was a Republican Party organizer, a member of the Georgia Legislature, and a minister in Georgia, United States, during the Reconstruction Era (1863 or 1865 - 1877).[1] Costin helped form the Republican Party of Georgia [2] He met with U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.[3][4] Costin was a freemason[5][6] and held the title of Grand Master (Masonic).[7] Costin was described as a scion of one of Washington's most illustrious families.[8]

John T. Costin
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the Talbot County district
Personal details
BornVirginia
Political partyRepublican

Costin was born in Virginia.[9]

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  1. ^ Clegg, Claude Andrew (21 March 2018). The Life and Times of Elijah Muhammad. UNC Press Books. ISBN 9781469618050 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Anderson, James D. (27 January 2010). The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860–1935. Univ of North Carolina Press. p. 18.
  3. ^ Symonds, Craig L. (1 October 2010). Lincoln and His Admirals: Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Navy, and the Civil War. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199751570 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Hayes Historical Journal, Volumes 6-7 Hayes Historical Society, 1986 pages 28 and 31
  5. ^ Gates, Henry Louis (21 March 2018). 100 Amazing Facts about the Negro. Pantheon Books. ISBN 9780307908711 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "The Freemason's Chronicle". W.W. Morgan. 21 March 1885 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-7b97-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 New York Public Library collection etched print of Costin as grand master of freemasons
  8. ^ New York Times: Disunion: Modern Historians Revisit and Reconsider the Civil War from Lincoln's Election to the Emancipation Proclamation. Running Press. 11 June 2013. ISBN 9781603763417.
  9. ^ "The Georgia Historical Quarterly". Georgia Historical Society. 21 March 1960 – via Google Books.