Auguste
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"Auguste," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/183.
- Position
- Footman
- Years in President's House
- circa 1829
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Race/Ethnicity
- Unclear from Context
- Presidency
- John Quincy Adams
- Biography
- Little is known about Auguste outside of his employment at the White House for President John Quincy Adams. In February 1829, President Adams listed the members of his White House domestic staff in his diary, including Auguste, whom Adams identified as a footman. He worked alongside fellow footmen George Cokeley and Robert Rodan to deliver messages, assist with the carriages, and serve as general attendants and servants.1 That is the only known time Auguste appears in Adams’s diary or any White House records. As such, it is unclear when his employment at the White House began or ended.
- John Quincy Adams Digital Diary, February 1829, https://www.primarysourcecoop.org/publications/jqa/document/jqadiaries-v36i-1829-02-p129--entry29?navmode=searchresults&doci=29&ss=Footman
- Birthplace
- Unclear from context
- Unclear from context
- Related Workers
- George CokeleyTransportation, Kitchen, Dining Room, Pantry, and Storeroom, circa 1829
- Robert Rodan
- Robert RodenTransportation, Kitchen, Dining Room, Pantry, and Storeroom, circa 1829