# John Van Trompe — Uncle Tom’s Cabin character guide

> John Van Trompe in Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Van Trompe, John, honest John

**First appearance:** 0007-volume-i-viii-eliza-s-escape

## Who they are

A former slaveholder turned abolitionist who shelters Eliza.

## In the story

### [IX: In Which It Appears That a Senator Is but a Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-ix-in-which-it-appears-that-a-senator-is-but-a-man)

A towering, rough-hewn former slave-owner who freed his slaves and now offers safe harbor to Eliza, vowing to protect her with force if necessary.

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