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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moses Brown canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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Quaker ⓘ abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
education
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emancipation of enslaved people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
NERFINISHED
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Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1738-09-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Providence, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Slater Mill
NERFINISHED
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the early textile industry in Pawtucket, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1836-09-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Providence, Rhode Island, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| donatedTo | Brown University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | informal education in Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| employer | Brown family mercantile enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Moses Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | English-American ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish | Brown University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the American textile industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
American Quaker abolitionist activities
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philanthropy in education ⓘ pioneering textile manufacturing in New England ⓘ |
| legacy | namesake of Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| memberOf | Brown family of Providence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-founding the early textile industry in Rhode Island
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support for the establishment of Brown University ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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industrialist ⓘ merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| opposed | slavery ⓘ |
| partneredWith | Samuel Slater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Nicholas Brown Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousConversion | converted to Quakerism as an adult ⓘ |
| residence | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
John Brown
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Brown Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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