French, John Robert

Abolitionist publisher, member of Congress from North Carolina, and then Sergeant of Arms of the U.S. Senate.

Life Span
to
    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
    How to Cite This Page: "French, John Robert," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/47267.