John Pierre Burr

For the Scottish painter, see John Burr.

John Pierre Burr
John Pierre Burr
BornJune 1792
New Jersey or Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 1864(1864-04-04) (aged 71–72)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
SpouseHester Elizabeth Emory
Children9
Parents

John Pierre Burr (June 1792 – April 4, 1864) was an American abolitionist and community leader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, active in education and civil rights for African Americans. He was an illegitimate child of Aaron Burr, the third U.S. vice president, and Mary Emmons, a Haitian governess who may have been born in Calcutta, India.

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