What is John Wayles Jefferson's middle name?
Wayles
John Wayles Jefferson date of birth:
May 8, 1835
How old was John Wayles Jefferson when died?
57
Where was John Wayles Jefferson born?
Charlottesville, Virginia
When did John Wayles Jefferson die?
July 12, 1892
What is John Wayles Jefferson's ethnicity?
Multiracial
What is John Wayles Jefferson nationality?
American
What is John Wayles Jefferson's occupation?
Soldier, hotelier, cotton broker, journalist
Short Biography
John Wayles Jefferson, born John Wayles Hemings (May 8, 1835 – July 12, 1892), was a successful businessman before and after the American Civil War, in which he served in the Union Army and was promoted to the rank of colonel. Jefferson owned a successful hotel in Madison, Wisconsin, in the 1850s; after the Civil War he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he achieved wealth as a cotton broker. Jefferson is believed to be a grandson of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States; his paternal grandmother was Sarah (Sally) Hemings, the president's mixed-race slave and half-sister to his late wife.