[billbears]

He WAS born in Virginia in 1856 but got most of his education up north, even occupied the office of president of Princeton and was governor of New Jersey. Much like X42, born in the South but a northern leaning person.

[Poohbah]

He WAS born in Virginia in 1856 but got most of his education up north

So you consider Johns Hopkins University and UVA Law to be "northern" schools, I guess.

What an amazingly plastic and facile set of definitions you tote around...

[Phantom Lord]

Does his living, working, and being educated in the North make him a northerner or more specificly a "Jerseyite"?

[TexConfederate1861]

My Ancestor didn't own slaves either.....

[Joe Driscoll]

Much like X42, born in the South but a northern leaning person.

Please leave your trash on your side of the Mason-Dixon line.