John L. Waller, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn L. Waller
American diplomat
Date of Birth: 12-Jan-1850
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1907
Profession: diplomat
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About John L. Waller
- John Lewis Waller (January 12, 1850 – 1907) was an African-American lawyer, politician, journalist, publisher, businessman, military leader, and diplomat whose rise culminated in his becoming the United States consul to Madagascar.
- He was the grandfather of Negro World editor, poet, composer, and lyricist Andy Razaf.
- (Razaf's frequent collaborator, musician Fats Waller, was no relation.) Waller was born to enslaved parents in New Madrid County, Missouri.
- At the end of the American Civil War, he moved with his family to a farm in Tama County, Iowa.
- Waller's formal education, begun in 1863, ended with his graduation from high school in Toledo, Iowa.
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