# Josiah Henson — Father Henson’s Story of His Own Life character guide

> Josiah Henson in Father Henson’s Story of His Own Life by Josiah Henson.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Father Henson, Henson, Rev. Josiah Henson, the said Josiah Henson

**First appearance:** 0001-father-henson-s-story-of-his-own-life

## Who they are

The narrator and protagonist, an enslaved man who escapes to Canada and becomes a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

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