Benedict Lapham
Benedict Lapham | |
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Centerville, Rhode Island | |
Burial place | Swan Point Cemetery |
Occupation | Industrialist |
Spouse |
Ann Eliza Austin (m. 1849) |
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Benedict Lapham (June 26, 1816 – June 16, 1883) was a New England industrialist and philanthropist.
Biography
He was born in
He married Ann Eliza Austin in November 1849.[2]
Lapham served in the militia during the
Antietam Cemetery, president of the town council, Delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention, justice of the peace.[3] In 1863 he purchased and funded the Smithville Seminary and gave it back to the Free Will Baptist Association. It was renamed the Lapham Institute in his honor,[4]
but closed in 1876.
He died at his home in
References
- ^ 1880 U.S. Census
- ^ a b The Biographical Cyclopedia of Representative Men of Rhode Island. National Biographical Publishing Co. 1881. pp. 391–392. Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f Cole, J. R. (1889). History of Washington and Kent Counties, Rhode Island. Vol. III. NY: W. W. Preston & Co. pp. 1043–1045. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via RootsWeb.
- ^ from USGenWeb RI Articles, Biographies Warwick
- ^ "Recent Deaths". Boston Evening Transcript. June 16, 1883. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.