caption criminal_charge movement death_date death_place children birth_place image_size nationality criminal_penalty birth_date known_for residence spouse image article_title name occupation
john hossack violating the fugitive slave law of 1850 slavery abolition 8 december 1891 ottawa , illinois , united states eleven children elgin , moray , scotland 200px scottish-american ten days imprisonment , 6 december 1806 involvement in the underground railroad john hossack house martha lens -lrb- 1833 & ndash ; ? -rrb- johnhossack.gif john hossack
 john hossack grain and lumber trader , abolitionist
john hossack

john hossack -lrb- december 6 , 1806 -- november 8 , 1891 -rrb- was a scottish-american abolitionist whose home , john hossack house , was a `` station '' on the underground railroad .
he gained notoriety in 1860 when he was tried and convicted for violating the fugitive slave law of 1850 by helping jim gray , an african american , avoid slave catchers .
