{"id":398,"date":"2018-07-11T13:27:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T18:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:44:33","slug":"thomas-w-stringer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas W. Stringer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2298\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Capture-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2298 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Capture-6-222x300.png\" alt=\"Thomas W. Stringer\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Capture-6-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Capture-6.png 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From The History of Negro Baptists in Mississippi, 1898<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Dr. Thomas W. Stringer (Warren County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State Senate:\u00a0<\/strong>1870-1871<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> c. 1810-1815, probably in Maryland<br \/>\n<strong>Died: <\/strong>August 25,\u00a01893 in Vicksburg, MS<\/p>\n<p>Methodist Episcopal minister. Founded the first African American Masonic lodge in Mississippi. Warren County treasurer. See Wikipedia entry for full bio.<\/p>\n<p>Stringer&#8217;s headstone says he was born in Maryland, though other records differ. The headstone also says that he was made a Mason in 1836 at Hiram Lodge No. 3 in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>He was commissioned by his Masonic lodge in Philadelphia to work in Ohio in 1848. He may be the Thomas Stringer, age 40, listed on the 1850 census in Cincinnati and working as a cook. He is listed on the 1861 census in Raleigh, Kent, Canada, occupation &#8220;yeoman,&#8221; religion Episcopal Methodist. The 1880 census places him in Vicksburg, age 65, with the occupation of &#8220;preacher&#8221; and wife Lida. Stringer died of malarial fever at his home on Cherry Street in Vicksburg in 1893.<\/p>\n<p>Married Minnie Keith, the aunt of <a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/samuel-sanderlin\/\">Samuel A. Sanderlin<\/a>, in Cincinnati in 1852. Her 1877 will includes the clause, &#8220;[I]n no event is my husband, Thomas W. Stringer, to be chosen or appointed nor is he to have any management or control of my estate whatsoever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/13602562\/thomas-w.-stringer\">Memorial on Find A Grave<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_W._Stringer\">Wikipedia entry for Thomas W. Stringer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;By far the most influential Negro in the [1868 constitutional] convention, and the most powerful political leader of his race in the state until 1869, was T. W. Stringer of Vicksburg. A former resident of Ohio, he came to Mississippi as general superintendent of missions and presiding elder for the African Methodist Church, of which he had almost complete control for many years. The man had a genius for organization. After a distinguished career in religious and fraternal organizations in Ohio, he led in the development of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada before his move to Mississippi. Wherever he went in the state, churches, lodges, benevolent societies, and political machines sprang up and flourished.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n(Vernon Lane Wharton,\u00a0<em>The Negro in Mississippi, 1865-1890<\/em>, 1965)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4066\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.nypl.org\/items\/510d47df-7bad-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4066\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nypl.digitalcollections.510d47df-7bad-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001.w.jpg\" alt=\"Freemasonry in Mississippi\" width=\"518\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nypl.digitalcollections.510d47df-7bad-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001.w.jpg 703w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nypl.digitalcollections.510d47df-7bad-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001.w-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freemasons in Mississippi, from New York Public Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4442\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4442\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/stringer.png\" alt=\"Signature of Thomas W. Stringer\" width=\"501\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/stringer.png 673w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/stringer-300x71.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signature of Thomas W. Stringer from an 1871 petition supporting Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6850\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/public_ledger_1849_04_16_page_4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6850\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Public_Ledger_1849_04_16_Page_4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Public Ledger, April 16, 1849\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Public_Ledger_1849_04_16_Page_4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Public_Ledger_1849_04_16_Page_4-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Public Ledger, April 16, 1849<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6068\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/twsmarriage\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6068\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6068\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/twsmarriage-150x150.png\" alt=\"Marriage certificate, July 13, 1852\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/twsmarriage-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/twsmarriage-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marriage certificate, July 13, 1852<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2322\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer13\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2322 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer13-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer13-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer13-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Ohio Statesman, February 16, 1861<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6687\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/freedmens-bureau-report-september-5-1866\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6687\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6687 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677414_00520-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Freedmen's Bureau report, September 5, 1866\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677414_00520-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677414_00520-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freedmen&#8217;s Bureau report, Sep 5, 1866<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6698\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/007677400_00355\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6698\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6698\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677400_00355-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Freedmen's Bureau letter, Dec 16, 1866\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677400_00355-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677400_00355-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freedmen&#8217;s Bureau letter, Dec 16, 1866<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1752\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/albert-johnson\/johnson5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1752 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/johnson5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/johnson5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/johnson5-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, May 28, 1867<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1912\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-mayson\/mayson15\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1912 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mayson15-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mayson15-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/mayson15-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Daily Times, February 5, 1868<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2338\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer21\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2338 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer21-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer21-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer21-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, June 15, 1868<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6756\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/007677386_00605\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6756\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6756\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677386_00605-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Freedmen's Bureau letter, July 4, 1868\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677386_00605-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/007677386_00605-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freedmen&#8217;s Bureau letter, July 4, 1868<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4584\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/james-lynch\/kettle\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4584\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4584\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kettle-150x150.png\" alt=\"Tri-Weekly Clarion, October 12, 1869\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kettle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kettle-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tri-Weekly Clarion, October 12, 1869<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3345\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/capture-135\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3345 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-52-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-52-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-52-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, January 8, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1281\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/william-gray\/gray9\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1281 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray9-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray9-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, April 30, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4573\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/james-lynch\/15th\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4573\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4573\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/15th-150x150.png\" alt=\"Weekly Mississippi Pilot, May 21, 1870\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/15th-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/15th-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, May 21, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2304\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2304 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, June 30, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2332\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer18\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2332 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer18-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer18-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer18-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Daily Times, September 8, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1755\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/albert-johnson\/johnson6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1755 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/johnson6-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/johnson6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/johnson6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, November 10, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4446\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-m-p-williams\/petition\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4446\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4446\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/petition-150x150.png\" alt=\"Petition to support Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/petition-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/petition-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petition supporting B. K. Bruce, May 13, 1871<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2316\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer10\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2316 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer10-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer10-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Orleans Repub-lican, Oct 27, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1786\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/albert-johnson\/trustee\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1786 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/trustee-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/trustee-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/trustee-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, October 9, 1873<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3292\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/gilbert-c-smith\/capture-128\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3292 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-45-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-45-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-45-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Mississippi Pilot, October 29, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2306\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2306 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer5-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inter Ocean, June 9, 1877<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2320\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer12\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2320 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer12-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer12-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer12-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memphis Daily Appeal, December 25, 1881<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2296\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2296 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grenada Sentinel, October 6, 1883<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2334\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer19\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2334 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer19-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer19-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer19-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Galveston Daily News, March 25, 1885<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2294\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2294 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Western Appeal, June 20, 1885<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2657\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/william-h-allen\/eman-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2657 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/eman-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/eman-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/eman-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Commercial Herald, Sep 25, 1885<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3335\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-scott\/capture-133\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3335 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-50-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-50-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Capture-50-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, February 2, 1886<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5521\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-w-huntley\/1888-meeting\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5521\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5521\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1888-meeting-150x150.png\" alt=\"Clarion-Ledger, February 16, 1888\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1888-meeting-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1888-meeting-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, February 16, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2312\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer8\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2312 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer8-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer8-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Arkansas Gazette, July 10, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2302\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2302 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer3-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olean Democrat, September 19, 1889<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2340\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer22\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2340 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer22-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer22-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer22-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Evening Post, Nov 6, 1889<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5735\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/l-c-moore\/the_weekly_democrat_times_1890_04_26_5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5735\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_Times_1890_04_26_5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Democrat-Times, April 26, 1890\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_Times_1890_04_26_5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Democrat_Times_1890_04_26_5-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat-Times, April 26, 1890<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3995\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/william-h-allen\/capture-238\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3995 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-11-150x150.png\" alt=\"Daily Commercial Herald, July 19, 1890\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-11-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Commercial Herald, July 19, 1890<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2328\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer16\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2328 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer16-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer16-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer16-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Evening Post, January 22, 1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2310\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer7\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2310 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer7-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer7-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commercial Herald, August 30, 1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2318\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer11\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2318 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer11-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer11-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New-York Tribune, October 2, 1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2342\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer23\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2342 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer23-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer23-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer23-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily State Ledger, October 28, 1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2330\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer17\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2330 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer17-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer17-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer17-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Evening Post, August 25, 1893<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2336\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer20\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2336 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer20-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer20-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer20-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commercial Herald, August 26, 1893<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2324\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer14\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2324 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer14-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer14-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer14-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Evening Post, Aug 28, 1893<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2314\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer9\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2314 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer9-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer9-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, September 1, 1901<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2326\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer15\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2326 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer15-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer15-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer15-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sedalia Conservator, July 15, 1907<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3978\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/charles-caldwell\/capture-236\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3978 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-9-150x150.png\" alt=\"Vardaman's Weekly, June 20, 1908\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-9-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vardaman&#8217;s Weekly, June 20, 1908<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2308\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2308 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer6-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, December 8, 1909<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2300\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer2-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2300 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer2-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stringer2-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York Age, June 23, 1934<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4164\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/stringer-monument\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4164\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4164\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210327_175321-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stringer monument\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210327_175321-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210327_175321-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stringer monument, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4904\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/20230303_133133\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4904\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4904\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230303_133133-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Old Capitol exhibit\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230303_133133-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230303_133133-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stringer quote in exhibit, Mar 3, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Thomas W. Stringer (Warren County) State Senate:\u00a01870-1871 Born: c. 1810-1815, probably in Maryland Died: August 25,\u00a01893 in Vicksburg, MS Methodist Episcopal minister. Founded the first African American Masonic lodge in Mississippi. Warren County treasurer. See Wikipedia entry for full bio. Stringer&#8217;s headstone says he was born in Maryland, though other records differ. The headstone &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/thomas-w-stringer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Thomas W. 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