John Mercer Langston
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 127 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 14,1829 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Louisa |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | November 15,1897 |
| Died | Washington |
| D.C. | |
| United States | |
| Place of burial | Woodlawn Cemetery, Washington, D. C. , United States |
| Spouse | Caroline Wall |
| Siblings | Charles Henry Langston |
| Gideon Quarles | |
| Parents | Ralph Quarles |
| Lucy Langston | |
| Education | Oberlin College |
| Oberlin Academy | |
| Books | From the Virginia Plantation to the National Capitol: Or, The First and Only Negro Representative in Congress from the Old Dominion |
| Freedom and citizenship | |
| Contested Election Case of John M. Clayton Vs. C.R. Breckinridge, from the Second Congressional District of Arkansas: Ordered to be Printed by the Committee on Elections | |
| A Speech on Equality Before the Law | |
| Great grandparent | Roger Quarles |
| Jane Tunstall | |
| Grandparents | Mary Terry |
| William Quarles | |
| Niece | Carrie Langston Hughes |
| Carrie Langston | |
| Children | Nettie Langston Napier |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 723117 |
John Mercer Langston Life story
John Mercer Langston was an American abolitionist, attorney, educator, activist, diplomat, and politician. He was the founding dean of the law school at Howard University and helped create the department. He was the first president of what is now Virginia State University, a historically black college.
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