Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1816–1891), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1816–1891)

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1816

Date of Death: 26-Apr-1891

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

For his nephew of the same name, see Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1840-1913) Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (September 3, 1816 – April 26, 1891) was a pro-slavery border ruffian in Kansas, when the slavery issue was put to a local vote in 1855 under the Popular Sovereignty provision. As a General in the Missouri Militia, and ex-Attorney General of that state, Stringfellow openly defied the law by declaring that Missourians were free to vote in Kansas territory, and attacked abolitionist patrols in what became known as Bleeding Kansas.
When the vote went against him, he turned his attention to developing the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.