Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Rayner, John Baptis
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Description area
Dates of existence
1850-1918
History
John Baptis Rayner (1850-1918) was born a slave in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1850 graduated from Shaw University, and held a number of public offices in Tarboro in the 1870s, before migrating to Robertson County, Texas, in 1881. Polically active in Texas, he became a leader in the People's Party and an advocate for Texas African-Americans.
More information can be found in the Handbook of Texas Online.