Life span: 10/18/1824 to 05/14/1897TabsLife SummaryFull name: John LowellPlace of Birth: Boston, MABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 4Family: John Amery Lowell (father), Susan Cabot Lowell (mother), Lucy B. Emerson (wife)Education: HarvardOccupation: Attorney or JudgeRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanOther Affiliations: Abolitionists (Anti-Slavery Society)Government: Lincoln Administration (1861-65)Federal Court Events Major TopicsDred Scott Case Documents Subject Docs Date Title 07/16/1857 New York Times, "What the Dred Scott Case Decided," July 16, 1857 Images John Lowell John Lowell, detail Bibliography