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Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1816-1891)
Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow may refer to: * Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1816–1891) 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 Mili ..., 19th century railway tycoon * Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1840–1913), Confederate spy {{hndis, Stringfellow, Benjamin Franklin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1816–1891)
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 former 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. Early life Stringfellow was the youngest of the ten children born to Robert Stringfellow (a veteran of the War of 1812 and merchant at Raccoon Ford on the Rapidan River and farmer in Culpeper County, Virginia), and Mary Plunkett (daughter of an early industrialist in Orange County, Virginia). John H. Stringfellow was his brother. Educated in Fredericksburg, Virginia, he then attended the University of V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |