Thomas Frost: Slave Catcher?

Authors

• Charles Ryan Ricketts, St. Mary's University

Files

Contributor

Van Hoy, Teresa (Faculty Mentor)

Digital Publisher

Digital Commons at St. Mary's

Publication Date

Spring 2026

Keywords

Thomas Frost, Frost Bank, San Antonio, Public history, Texas Rangers, Slavery, Slave catchers

Description

Thomas C Frost, founder of Frost Bank, has long been regarded as a well-spoken individual whose legacy has caused exponential growth in the San Antonio Area. However, Frost’s legacy has deep roots within the Texas branch of the Confederacy and even less known a key enforcer of slavery.   He was a Ranger thru and thru but the type of ranger he was is terrifying.

Format

PDF

Size

1 poster

City

San Antonio, Texas

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.