Life span: 09/16/1816 to 04/26/1891TabsLife SummaryFull name: Benjamin Franklin StringfellowPlace of Birth: Fredericksburg, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateEducation: University of VirginiaOccupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeBusinessmanJournalistPolitical Parties: DemocraticRepublicanGovernment: State legislatureOther state government Events Date span begin Life span End Event 12/02/1859 12/02/1859 Abraham Lincoln tests his speech on slavery during a visit to Atchison, Kansas Major TopicsBleeding KansasRailroads Documents Subject Docs Date Title 09/09/1855 Jacob Bigelow (William Penn) to William Still, September 9, 1855 Images Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow, circa 1875 Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow, circa 1875, detail Bibliography