Rayner, John Baptis (1850-1918)

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Colored Farmers of Texas, August 19, 1912

John Baptis Rayner to Jane Addams, August 20, 1912

Sophonisba P. Breckinridge to John Baptis Rayner, August 26, 1912

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Birth Date

1850-11-13

Death Date

1918-07-14

Birthplace

Raleigh, NC

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John Baptis Rayner was a politician and civil rights activist. Rayner was born a slave on a Southern plantation owned by his father, who was a congressman. After the Civil War, with the help of his father, Rayner pursued an education at Shaw University and St. Augustine's Normal and Collegiate Institute. Moving to Tarboro, North Carolina in the 1870s, Rayner began a career as a teacher. Shortly after, Rayner ran for local offices as a member of the Republican Party.

Rayner married Susan Clark Staten in 1874. The couple had two children. After Staten's death in 1881, Rayner married Clarissa S. Clark. The couple had three children. Rayner died in 1918.