URI(s)
Variants
- Howard, B. B. (Benjamin Beal)
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Birth Date
- 1788-03-02
Death Date
- 1867-04-03
Birth Place
- West Bridgewater (Mass.)
Associated Language
- English
Occupation
(itoamc) Philanthropists
(itoamc) Ship captains
(itoamc) Shipowners
(itoamc) Whaling masters (Persons)
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: NUCMC data from New Bedford Whaling Museum, Kendall Institute for Parachute (Ship). Log/journal, 1855-1859(Benjamin Beal Howard; shipowner; New Bedford, Mass.; B.B. Howard)
- found: The Enterprise, via WWW, Dec. 13, 2022:West Bridgewater remembers Benjamin Beal Howard (Benjamin Beal Howard; descendant of the Howard family that settled in W. Bridgewater in the 1600s; made a fortune in whaling and other industries; operated a tavern; left $80,000 to a group of trustees to build the Howard High School, provide funds for First Church, and pay for a lecture series; d. 1867)
- found: Google Books, via WWW, Dec. 13, 2022:Benson, J.E. West Bridgewater, 2009, p. 44, etc. (Capt. Benjamin Beal Howard; benefactor of the town of West Bridgewater; moved to New Bedford about 1837 and became active in the whaling industry; left $80,000 to West Bridgewater for the establishment of a high school; b. Mar. 2, 1788; d. New Bedford, Apr. 3, 1867)
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Change Notes
- 2002-02-06: new
- 2022-12-14: revised
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