John T. Costin

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
Born	Virginia
Political party	Republican

Costin was born in Virginia.^[9]

References

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.