Abolitionist publisher, member of Congress from North Carolina, and then Sergeant of Arms of the U.S. Senate.
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Life Summary
Full name
John Robert French
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
3
Family
Deacon Joseph French (father), Mary Stuart French (mother), Frances Rogers (wife)
Occupation
Politician
Businessman
Journalist
Other
Other Occupation
Printer, Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate.
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Church or Religious Denomination
Methodist
Political Parties
Republican
Other Affiliations
Abolitionists (Anti-Slavery Society)
Government
Lincoln Administration (1861-65)
Hayes Administration (1877-81)
US House of Representatives
Military
Union Army
