Moses Brown

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Moses Brown was an American Quaker abolitionist, industrialist, and philanthropist who co-founded the early textile industry in Rhode Island and helped establish Brown University.

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instanceOf American
Quaker
abolitionist
human
advocatedFor education
emancipation of enslaved people
associatedWith Pawtucket, Rhode Island
linked to: Pawtucket

Providence, Rhode Island
birthDate 1738-09-23
birthPlace Providence, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
coFounded Slater Mill
the early textile industry in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1836-09-06
deathPlace Providence, Rhode Island, United States
donatedTo Brown University
educatedAt informal education in Providence, Rhode Island
employer Brown family mercantile enterprises
familyName Brown
fullName Moses Brown
givenName Moses
hasHeritage English-American
helpedEstablish Brown University
influenced development of the American textile industry
knownFor American Quaker abolitionist activities
philanthropy in education
pioneering textile manufacturing in New England
legacy namesake of Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island
memberOf Brown family of Providence
movement abolitionism
notableWork co-founding the early textile industry in Rhode Island
support for the establishment of Brown University
occupation abolitionist
industrialist
merchant
philanthropist
opposed slavery
partneredWith Samuel Slater
relative Nicholas Brown Jr.
religion Religious Society of Friends
religiousConversion converted to Quakerism as an adult
residence Providence, Rhode Island
sibling John Brown
Joseph Brown
Nicholas Brown Sr.

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