* Josiah Henson

The best-known of these was Josiah Henson, whose autobiography was originally published in 1849 and later republished in extensively revised editions after the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

* Josiah Henson ( 1789 – 1883 ), former slave and author

Stowe was partly inspired to create Uncle Tom's Cabin by The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself the 1849 slave narrative of Josiah Henson, a former enslaved black man who had lived and worked on a tobacco plantation in North Bethesda, Maryland, owned by Isaac Riley.

One of the Rileys ' slaves, Josiah Henson, is thought by historians to be the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Josiah Henson and other abolitionists in the 1830s has been restored.

Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site is a museum of the Dawn Settlement, established in 1841 by Josiah Henson near Dresden as refuge for the many slaves who escaped to Canada from the United States.

Henson's autobiography, The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself ( 1849 ), is widely believed to have inspired the character of the fugitive slave, George Harris, in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin ( 1852 ), who returned to Kentucky for his wife and escaped across the Ohio River, eventually to Canada.

Josiah Henson ( 1876 ).

Josiah Henson was born on a farm near Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland.

* The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself ( 1849 )

Josiah Henson ( 1876 )

Josiah Henson is the first black man to be featured on a Canadian stamp.

The ' Josiah Henson ' cabin in Maryland

The actual cabin in which Josiah Henson and other slaves were housed no longer exists.

Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site | Josiah Henson Interpretive Center, near Dresden, Ontario | Dresden, Ontario, Canada.

Located near Dresden, Ontario, in Canada, Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site includes the cabin that was home to Josiah Henson during much of his time in the area, from 1841 until his death in 1883.

One notable unit was a colored unit, known as the 102nd United States Colored Troops, which included two sons of Sojourner Truth and Josiah Henson ( the man Harriet Beecher Stowe used as the model for Uncle Tom ).

* Josiah Henson

The novel was partly based on Josiah Henson, whose escape to freedom in Britain was assisted by the philanthropist Samuel Morley, who is buried in the cemetery.

* Josiah Henson ( 1789 – 1883 ), famed fugitive American slave

" Following in the June 1816 Eclectic Review, Josiah Conder dismissed the poem: " As to ' Kubla Khan ', and the ' Pains of Sleep ', we can only regret the publication of them, as affording a proof that the Author over-rates the importance of his name.

* June 21 – Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, British civil servant, industrialist and economist ( d. 1941 )

* June 22 – Josiah Child, English Governor of the East India Company ( b. 1630 )

In June 1791, Deacon and Judge Nathaniel Gray, Elisha Gray, Joel Hatch, Abram Raymond, Newcomb Raymond and James Raymond, visited these lands in the interest of the company as an exploring party, accompanied by Josiah Throop, chief of the corps who had surveyed the tract that and the preceding years.

The survey of the original streets and blocks of the community took place in June 1850 by Josiah Richardson and H. H. Gray, assisted by an Indian named January.

Sir Josiah Mason ( 23 February 1795 – 16 June 1881 ) was an English pen-manufacturer.

News of the plot leaked when Josiah Keeling gave information on it to Sir Leoline Jenkins ; and the plot was publicly discovered 12 June 1683.

Sir Josiah Child, 1st Baronet ( 1630 – 22 June 1699 ) was an English merchant and politician.

He married secondly, c. 14 June 1663, Mary Atwood, daughter of William Atwood, by whom he had Rebecca ( c. 1666-17 Jul 1712 ), Mary ( who married Edward Bullock of Faulkbourne and died c. 1748 ) and his heir Josiah Child, 2nd Baronet ( c. 1668-20 Jan 1704 ).

Josiah Gardner Abbott ( November 1, 1814 – June 2, 1891 ) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.

On 6 June 1682, he married Rebecca Child, who was the daughter of Sir Josiah Child of Wanstead, 1st Baronet and aunt of Richard Child, 1st Earl Tylney.

Josiah Harlan, Prince of Ghor ( 12 June 1799 − 1871 ) was an American adventurer, best known for travelling to Afghanistan and Punjab with the intention of making himself a king.

In a letter of June 24, 1786, Josiah Wedgwood explains that he had seen Montfaucon's engravings of the Portland Vase.

David Josiah Brewer ( June 20, 1837 – March 28, 1910 ) was an American jurist and an Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court for 20 years.

On June 26, 1946, the Josiah Wedgwood, carrying 1, 259 passengers, was intercepted by the HMS Venus.

Commodore Josiah Tattnall, Jr. ( 14 June 1794 – 14 June 1871 ) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812, the Second Barbary War, and the Mexican-American War.

Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, Bt, GCB, GBE, FBA, ( 21 June 1880-16 April 1941 ) was a British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician, writer, and banker.

Thomas Wedgwood III ( 11 June 1685 – 27 June 1739 ) was an English potter and the father of Josiah Wedgwood.

An Independent, Josiah H. Blount, the principal of an African American school in Helena, defected from the GOP and received the remaining 15, 627 ( 8. 4 percent ).

Josiah William Bailey ( September 14, 1873 – December 15, 1946 ) was a Democratic U. S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1931 and 1946.

He moved from Indiana to Primrose, Wisconsin to join his older brother Josiah ( 15 years his senior ) in a farming venture.

In 1867 Josiah Spiers spoke to 15 children in a drawing room in Islington, London, and began the work of sharing the Christian message with children in a way that related to their real needs.

Josiah Thomas Walls ( December 30, 1842 – May 15, 1905 ) was a United States Congressman who served three separate terms in Congress between 1871 and 1876.

Josiah, King of Judah, married Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah ( 1 Chronicles 3: 15 ; 2 Kings 23: 31-32 ; 2 Kings 24: 17-18 ; Jeremiah 22: 11 ).

Among those who have held positions in public life are Emanuel Wertheimer, select councilman and member of the state house of representatives ; Morris Einstein, select councilman ( 15 years ); Josiah Cohen, judge of the Orphans ' Court ; E. E. Mayer, city physician ; L. S. Levin, assistant city attorney.