Thomas Cooper de Leon
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Thomas Cooper De Leon was an American journalist, author, and playwright.
, his parents were Mordecai Hendricks De Leon and Rebecca Lopez. His older brother was the writer and Confederate
diplomat and propagandist Edwin de Leon
. Thomas Cooper De Leon served in the Confederate army from 1861 to 1865, and after the Civil war
edited The Mobile Register, and The Gossip and the Gulf Citizen (both Mobile papers; 1873–96). For many years, he managed the Mobile Mardi Gras
Carnival.
He was the author of a number of works, among them being Creole and Puritan (1889), The Puritan's Daughter, and Four Years in Rebel Capitals (1893). He also wrote a number of plays, including the comedy-drama Pluck which was produced by Lawrence Barrett
in 1873. He was totally blind
from 1903 and called "The Blind Laureate of the Lost Cause."
Thomas Cooper de Leon is named for the good friend of his father, the outspoken Thomas Cooper
, president of the University of South Carolina
. He was buried in Magnolia Cemetery
, Mobile, Alabama
.
Biography
Born in Columbia, South CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, his parents were Mordecai Hendricks De Leon and Rebecca Lopez. His older brother was the writer and Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
diplomat and propagandist Edwin de Leon
Edwin De Leon
Edwin De Leon was a Confederate diplomat, writer, and journalist.-Biography:De Leon was born in Columbia, South Carolina of parents Mordecai Hendricks De Leon and Rebecca Lopez...
. Thomas Cooper De Leon served in the Confederate army from 1861 to 1865, and after the Civil war
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
edited The Mobile Register, and The Gossip and the Gulf Citizen (both Mobile papers; 1873–96). For many years, he managed the Mobile Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras
The terms "Mardi Gras" , "Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday...
Carnival.
He was the author of a number of works, among them being Creole and Puritan (1889), The Puritan's Daughter, and Four Years in Rebel Capitals (1893). He also wrote a number of plays, including the comedy-drama Pluck which was produced by Lawrence Barrett
Lawrence Barrett
Lawrence Barrett was an American stage actor.-Biography:He was born Lawrence Brannigan to Irish emigrant parents in Paterson, New Jersey. He made his first stage appearance at Detroit as Murad in The French Spy in 1853...
in 1873. He was totally blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
from 1903 and called "The Blind Laureate of the Lost Cause."
Thomas Cooper de Leon is named for the good friend of his father, the outspoken Thomas Cooper
Thomas Cooper (US politician)
Thomas Cooper was an Anglo-American economist, college president and political philosopher. Cooper was described by Thomas Jefferson as "one of the ablest men in America" and by John Adams as "a learned ingenious scientific and talented madcap." Dumas Malone stated that "modern scientific...
, president of the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
. He was buried in Magnolia Cemetery
Magnolia Cemetery (Mobile, Alabama)
Magnolia Cemetery is a city cemetery located in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The cemetery is situated on and was established in 1836. From that time onward it served as Mobile's primary burial site during the 19th century. It is the final resting place for many of Mobile's 19th and early 20th...
, Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
.