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Jacob Cardozo

Jacob Newton Cardozo (June 17, 1786 – August 30, 1873; Jacob Nunez Cardozo) was an American political economist, statistician, newspaper editor, journalist, and publisher.

Biography

Born Jacob Nunez Cardozo, he was the son of David Cardozo. He was born in Savannah, Georgia. Cardozo moved with his family to Charleston, South Carolina when he was 8 years old. He was a Sephardic Jew.[1]

He edited and later owned The Southern Patriot newspaper.[2] He became editor of The Southern Patriot in 1816 and became its sole proprietor in 1823. His book Notes on Political Economy was published in 1826.[3] He advocated free trade.[4] His book Reminiscences of Charleston was published in 1866.[5] He sold The Southern Patriot newspaper in 1845 and established The Evening News, serving as its commerce editor.[1]

He also wrote for the Southern Quarterly Review.[1] Late in life he wrote for the Morning News in Savannah, but developed problems with his eyesight.

He died in Savannah.[1] A book about him by Abram Cline Flora was published in 1949.[6] Jacob N. Cardozo; Economic Thought in the Antebellum South by Melvin M. Leiman was published in 1966.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Elzas, Barnett Abraham (April 20, 1905). "The Jews of South Carolina: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day". J.B.Lippincott – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Andrew L. (April 20, 1998). Cardozo. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-09645-5 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Michael (March 1, 2004). Conjectures of Order: Intellectual Life and the American South, 1810-1860. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-2800-7 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Brody, Seymour (April 20, 2003). Jewish Heroes & Heroines of America: 151 True Stories of Jewish American Heroism. Frederick Fell Publishers. ISBN 978-0-88391-026-9 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Cardozo, Jacob Newton (April 20, 1866). Reminiscences of Charleston. J. Walker, printer. ISBN 978-0-608-43274-8 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Jacob N. Cardozo 1786-1873, South Carolina Economist. University of South Carolina. 1949.
  7. ^ Jacob N. Cardozo: Economic Thought in the Antebellum South. Columbia University Press. 1966. ISBN 978-0-231-09608-9.