Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

male, deceased (1826)
President of the United States, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, american revolution, Founding Father of the United States, American, architect…slaveholder
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and on...
George Washington

George Washington

male, deceased (1799) (Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States)
President of the United States, Founding Father of the United States, Signers of the United States Constitution, Mount Vernon, Commander-In-Chief, Continental Army…slaveholder
George Washington was a central and critical figure in the founding of the United States, and is commonly referred to as father of the nation. He...
John Brown

John Brown

male, deceased (1803)
Slave Trade Act of 1794, federal slave importation laws, From Providence, Rhode Island, Governor of Rhode Island, slaveholder, slave trade
John Brown (1736-1803) was an American merchant and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island and founder of Brown University. Born in Providence,...
Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson

male, deceased (1845)
battle of new orleans, politician, United States military governor, American Revolutionary War prisoner, Seminole War, U.S. Military Governor…slaveholder
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 - June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837). He was also military governor of Florida...
Henry Clay

Henry Clay

male, deceased (1852)
Duellist, First Party System, war of 1812, House of Representatives, whig party, senate…slaveholder
Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777 - June 29, 1852) was a nineteenth-century American statesman and orator who represented Kentucky in both the House...
James Madison

James Madison

male, deceased (1836)
president of the united states of america, politician, signer of the United States Constitution, constitution, Virginia colonial, Signers of the United States Constitution…slaveholder
James Madison, Jr., was an American politician and the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817), and one of the most influential Fo...
Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee

male, deceased (1870)
United States Military Academy, from Virginia, Recipient of American presidential pardons, Confederate Army general, West Point graduate, American…slaveholder
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 - October 12, 1870) was a career U.S. Army officer and the most celebrated general of the Confederate forces...
John C. Calhoun

John C. Calhoun

male, deceased (1850)
Vice President of the United States, american civil war, from South Carolina, Scots-Irish American, United States Secretary of State, slaveholder
John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 - March 31, 1850) was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South...
Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry

male, deceased (1799)
revolutionary, Both in the Republicanist-Federalist debate, Virginia militiamen in the American Revolution, House of Burgesses member, Anti-Federalist, Virginia lawyer…slaveholder
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 - June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered primarily for his "Give me...
Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson

male, deceased (1875)
War Democrat, impeachment, impeached, Union political leader, From Tennessee, United States Senator…slaveholder
Andrew Johnson was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Li...