Langston, John Mercer, 1829-1897
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African American lawyer, diplomat, educator, and politician, of Ohio and Washington, D.C.
From the description of John Mercer Langston papers, 1846-1930. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70972586
Influential lawyer, educator, and diplomat who founded the Law Department at Howard University, represented Virginia in the 51st Congress, and served as minister and Council General to Haiti.
From the description of Papers, [microform] 1854-1896. (Oberlin College Library). WorldCat record id: 35685077
African American lawyer, politician, and diplomat; acting president of Howard University, 1873-1875; president of Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, 1885-1888.
From the description of John Mercer Langston collection, 1870-1891. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941249
John Mercer Langston was an outstanding author, lawyer, politician and diplomat. He assisted in the establishment of the law department at Howard University and eventually became its Dean in 1869. On December 1, 1873 the Board of Trustees of Howard University appointed Langston the Acting President of the University. The Board, at that time, granted O.O. Howard (the incumbent) an extended leave of absence instead of accepting his resignation.
Langston served as Acting President of Howard University until June 30, 1875. Since Langston was not eventually elevated to the position of Presidency of Howard University, he left the university and entered political life.
From 1885 to 1888, Langston served as President of Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, now named Virginia State University in Petersburg, VA. John Mercer Langston was then elected to the United States House of Representatives from the Fourth Congressional District of Virginia Hon. Langston congressional tenure was from 1890 to 1891.
From the guide to the John Mercer Langston Collection, 1870-1891, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)
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Subjects:
- Slavery
- African American universities and colleges
- African American legislators
- African Americans
- African Americans
- African Americans
- Diplomatic and consular service, American
- Practice of law
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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- African American college presidents
- African American college presidents
- African American college presidents
- African American diplomats
- African American educators
- African American lawyers
- African American lawyers
- African American legislators
- African American politicians
- Deans (Education)
- Public officers
- Public officers
- Public officers
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- Dominican Republic (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Dominican Republic (as recorded)
- Haiti (as recorded)
- Haiti (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
- Virginia (as recorded)
- Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
- Virginia (as recorded)
- Haiti--Foreign relations--United States (as recorded)
- Ohio (as recorded)
