John Sykes Fayette | |
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| Born | c. 1810 |
| Died | Feb 27, 1876 (aged 66) London, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery, London, Ontario, Canada 41°14′43″N 81°26′21″W / 41.24530°N 81.43920°W |
| Known for | First African American college graduate in Ohio |
| Spouses | Hudson (m. 1837–1837)Emily Preston (m. 1838)Elizabeth Bartlett Forbes
(before 1876) |
| Children | 2 |
Rev. John Frederick Augustus Sykes Fayette (c. 1810 – February 27, 1876) was an American and Canadian college-educated Presbyterian minister. Fayette attended Western Reserve College, present day Case Western Reserve University, beginning in 1832 and graduated in 1836, notably as Ohio's first African American college student.