John Rankin (abolitionist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Rankin (abolitionist)

American minister

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1793

Place of Birth: Dandridge, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1886

Profession: educator, minister, abolitionist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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, Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe were influenced by Rankin's writings and work in the anti-slavery movement. When Henry Ward Beecher was asked after the end of the Civil War, "Who abolished slavery?," he answered, "Reverend John Rankin and his sons did."

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Original work	Ellen Rankin Copp (1853–1901)