James Monroe Trotter
(1842-1892)
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James Monroe Trotter (February 7, 1842 – February 26, 1892) was an American teacher, soldier, employee of the United States Post Office Department, a music historian, and Recorder of Deeds in Washington, D.C. Born into slavery in Mississippi, he, his two sisters and their mother Letitia were freed by their master, the child's father, and helped to move to Cincinnati, Ohio. He grew up in freedom, attending school and becoming a teacher.
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7 February 1842 Gulfport, Mississippi
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26 February 1892 (aged 50)
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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William Monroe Trotter · Son · 1872-1934 · American newspaper editor, businessman, and civil rights activist
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