John Mercer Langston was an American abolitionist, attorney, educator, activist, diplomat, and politician. He was the founding dean of the law school at Howard University and helped create the department. He was the first president of what is now... Wikipedia
Born: December 14, 1829, Louisa, VA
Died: November 15, 1897 (age 67 years), Washington, D.C.
Parents: Ralph Quarles and Lucy Langston
Children: Nettie Langston Napier
Education: Oberlin College and Oberlin Academy
Siblings: Charles Henry Langston
Spouse: Caroline Wall (m. 1854)