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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Francis Wayles Eppes canonical 3
Francis Eppes 2
Francis Eppes VI 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
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
Washington College
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Eppes
linked to: Eppes family
father John Wayles Eppes
fullName Francis Wayles Eppes
givenName Francis
grandfather Thomas Jefferson
helpedEstablish West Florida Seminary
predecessor institution of Florida State University
helpedFound Tallahassee, Florida
mother Maria Jefferson Eppes
movement American slavery-based plantation economy
nativeLanguage English
notableFor efforts to establish the predecessor institution of Florida State University
helping to found the city of Tallahassee, Florida
service as a local official in Tallahassee
numberOfChildren at least 7
occupation planter
politician
slave owner
owned enslaved people
partOf Jefferson family
placeOfBirth Albemarle County, Virginia
Monticello
placeOfDeath Orlando, Florida
linked to: Orlando
positionHeld intendant (mayor) of Tallahassee
president of the board of education for the West Florida Seminary
religion Episcopalianism
residence Leon County, Florida
Orlando, Florida
linked to: Orlando

Tallahassee, Florida
Virginia
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Elizabeth Randolph
Susan Margaret Ware Crouch
subjectOf historical reassessment and controversy over his role as a slave owner
supported Confederate States of America

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Mary Jefferson Eppes child Francis Wayles Eppes
Eppington, Virginia builtFor Francis Eppes VI
linked to: Francis Wayles Eppes
Eppington, Virginia hasResident Francis Eppes VI
linked to: Francis Wayles Eppes
John Wayles Eppes father Francis Eppes
linked to: Francis Wayles Eppes
Francis Wayles Eppes fullName Francis Wayles Eppes
Eppes family hasNotableMember Francis Eppes
linked to: Francis Wayles Eppes
Eppes family hasNotableMember Francis Wayles Eppes