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John Rankin (abolitionist) John Rankin (February 5, 1793 – March 18, 1886) was an American Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist. Upon moving to Ripley, Ohio, in 1822, he became known as one of Ohio 's first and most active "conductors" on the Underground Railroad. Prominent pre-Civil War abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison ...
John Rankin. John Rankin (1793-1886), a white southerner by birth, was active in the original burst of antislavery sentiment from the American Revolution and Second Great Awakening. He joined the Manumission Society of Tennessee in 1815. Licensed as a Presbyterian minister in 1817, Rankin commenced preaching that slaveholding was sinful.
Feb 22, 2024 · One hundred and ninety-nine years ago today, a local paper out of Ripley, Ohio, published the final installment of a series of letters written by the Reverend John Rankin. They were addressed to his brother, Thomas, on the subject of American slavery. “This day’s paper contains the last of a series of letters, on slavery, published in [The ...
John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley Authority and from 1933 to 1936 he supported the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...
Jun 22, 2020 · John Elliott Rankin was born March 29, 1882, in Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Thomas Braxton Rankin, a schoolteacher, and Venola Modest Rutledge. He received his primary education in Mississippi's regular school system and went on to earn an LL.B. from the University of Mississippi in 1910.
John Rankin. A Presbyterian minister who migrated from Tennesee to Kentucky and finally settled in Ripely, Ohio, John Rankin became a leader in the Underground Railroad network that assisted runaway slaves. Rankin was born on February 4, 1793, in Tennessee.
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Jun 1, 2015 · John Rankin died on March 12, 1886 at age 93 and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Ripley, alongside his wife Jean who had died in 1878. His house still stands as a museum and National Historic Landmark in Ripley. See the site's website or Facebook page for more information on the house and its important inhabitant.
