Lewis Sheridan Leary

Lewis Sheridan Leary
Born(1835-03-17)March 17, 1835
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 1859(1859-10-20) (aged 24)
Harper's Ferry, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeNorth Elba, New York, U.S.
Known forOberlin-Wellington Rescue
Raid on Harpers Ferry
SpouseMary Sampson Patterson Leary Langston (married 1858-59)
ChildrenLouisa

Lewis Sheridan Leary (March 17, 1835 – October 20, 1859) was an African-American harnessmaker from Oberlin, Ohio, who joined John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, where he was killed.

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