Franklin W. Smith
Male, Deceased Person
1826 – 1911
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Who was Franklin W. Smith?
Franklin Webster Smith was an American idealistic reformer who made his fortune as a Boston hardware merchant. He was an early abolitionist, defendant in a civilian court-martial in 1864, author, and architectural enthusiast who proposed transforming Washington, D.C. into a "capital of beauty and cultural knowledge".
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- Born
- Oct 9, 1826
Boston - Also known as
- Franklin Smith
- Religion
- Baptists
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Oct 11, 1911
Cambridge
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on July 23, 2013
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