John Hossack (December 6, 1806 — November 8, 1891) was a Scottish-American abolitionist whose home, John Hossack House, was a "station" on the Underground Railroad. He gained notoriety in 1860 when he was tried and convicted for violating the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 by helping Jim Gray, an African American, avoid slave catchers.
Read more about John Hossack: Background, 1806-1838, Early Involvement With Abolitionism, 1838-1859, The Jim Gray Case, 1859-1860, Later Years, 1860-1891
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