John Rankin (abolitionist)

John Rankin (February 4, 1793 - March 18, 1886) was a 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.

References

• Ann Hagedorn (2002). Beyond The River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-87065-7