Jacob Cardozo
Jacob Newton Cardozo (June 17, 1786 – August 30, 1873; né Jacob Nunez Cardozo) was an American political economist, statistician, newspaper editor, journalist, and publisher.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Kaufman, Andrew L. (April 20, 1998). Cardozo. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-09645-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cardozo, Jacob Newton (April 20, 1866). Reminiscences of Charleston. J. Walker, printer. ISBN 978-0-608-43274-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jacob N. Cardozo 1786-1873, South Carolina Economist. University of South Carolina. 1949.
- ^ Jacob N. Cardozo: Economic Thought in the Antebellum South. Columbia University Press. 1966. ISBN 978-0-231-09608-9.
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