Benjamin Knight
American industrialist, philanthropist (1813–1898) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Brayton Knight (1813–1898) was a New England industrialist and philanthropist, who was a partner with his brother Robert Knight in the B. B. & R. Knight Company and was one of the largest textile manufacturers in the world when he died in 1898. Knight co-founded the large and famous brand, Fruit of the Loom.
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Born | Benjamin Brayton Knight (1813-10-03)October 3, 1813 Cranston, Rhode Island |
Died | June 4, 1898(1898-06-04) (aged 84) Providence, Rhode Island |
Burial place | Swan Point Cemetery |
Spouses | Alice W. Collins
(m. 1842; died 1850)Phebe A. Slocum (m. 1851) |
Children | 5 |
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