John Hossack
John Hossack (December 6, 1806 — November 8, 1891) was a Scottish-American abolitionist whose home, John Hossack House, was a "station" on the Underground Railroad. He gained notoriety in 1860 when he was tried and convicted for violating the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 by helping Jim Gray, an African American, avoid slave catchers.
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John Hossack
John Hossack (December 6, 1806 — November 8, 1891) was a Scottish-American abolitionist whose home, John Hossack House, was a "station" on the Underground Railroad. He gained notoriety in 1860 when he was tried and convicted for violating the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 by helping Jim Gray, an African American, avoid slave catchers.
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1806-12-06
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Elgin, Moray, Scotland
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John Hossack
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Eleven children
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Violating the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
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Ten days imprisonment, $100 fine
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1891-12-08
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Ottawa, Illinois, United States
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Speech of John Hossack by John Hossack as read by Veronica Jenkins for LibriVox .ogg
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Involvement in the Underground Railroad
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Slavery abolition
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Grain and lumber trader, abolitionist
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Martha Lens
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"Speech of John Hossack"
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