Francis Wayles Eppes
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Francis Wayles Eppes was an American planter, politician, and grandson of Thomas Jefferson who helped found the city of Tallahassee, Florida, and played a key role in establishing Florida State University’s predecessor institution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francis Wayles Eppes canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ slave owner ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | statue formerly on Florida State University campus ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1801-09-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1881-05-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
South Carolina College
NERFINISHED
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Washington College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Eppes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Wayles Eppes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Francis Wayles Eppes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish |
West Florida Seminary
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predecessor institution of Florida State University ⓘ |
| helpedFound | Tallahassee, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Maria Jefferson Eppes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American slavery-based plantation economy ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
efforts to establish the predecessor institution of Florida State University
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helping to found the city of Tallahassee, Florida ⓘ service as a local official in Tallahassee ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | at least 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
planter
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politician ⓘ slave owner ⓘ |
| owned | enslaved people ⓘ |
| partOf | Jefferson family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Albemarle County, Virginia
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Monticello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Orlando, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
intendant (mayor) of Tallahassee
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president of the board of education for the West Florida Seminary ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Leon County, Florida
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Orlando, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Tallahassee, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mary Elizabeth Randolph
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Susan Margaret Ware Crouch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical reassessment and controversy over his role as a slave owner ⓘ |
| supported | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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