What is Josiah Henson?
{{Infobox person | name = Josiah Henson | image = Josiah Henson bw.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = Josiah Henson in 1877 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1789|5|15}} | birth_place = Charles County, [[Maryland]], [[United States]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1883|5|5|1789|6|15}} | death_place = [[Dresden, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | death_cause = | nationality = [[Americans|American]], [[Canadians|Canadian]] | other_names = Uncle Tom | employer = | occupation = author, abolitionist, minister, colonizer, soldier, army officer | spouse = Nancy Henson | children = | parents = | relatives = [[Matthew Henson]] | footnotes = | signature = Appletons' Henson Josiah signature.png }} '''Josiah Henson''' (June 15, 1789 – May 5, 1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery, he escaped to [[Upper Canada]] and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn. == Other websites == {{Commons category}} [[Category:1789 births]] [[Category:1883 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Maryland]]