Lorillard family
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The Lorillard family is a prominent American dynasty known for its influential role in the tobacco industry and its significant social and philanthropic presence since the 18th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
ⓘ
business dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
cigarette manufacturing
ⓘ
snuff manufacturing ⓘ tobacco processing ⓘ |
| businessStatusBy19thCentury | one of the leading American tobacco fortunes ⓘ |
| Catherine Lorillard Wolfe_role | philanthropist and art patron ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | association with American Gilded Age lifestyle ⓘ |
| economicInfluence | helped shape the American tobacco market ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | French Huguenot ⓘ |
| foundedEnterprise |
Lorillard Tobacco Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
P. Lorillard and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Pierre Abraham Lorillard I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Lasher Lorillard NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Abraham Lorillard I NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Lorillard II NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Lorillard III NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Lorillard IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | French-American ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest major tobacco families in the United States ⓘ |
| industry | tobacco industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
philanthropy
ⓘ
social prominence in New York society ⓘ wealth from tobacco manufacturing ⓘ |
| legacy | longstanding association with Lorillard Tobacco brand ⓘ |
| memberOf | American business elite ⓘ |
| multiGenerationalInvolvement | tobacco business across several generations ⓘ |
| notableEstate | Newport estates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFemaleMember | Catherine Lorillard Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | ownership and development of P. Lorillard Company ⓘ |
| originPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| philanthropicActivity |
support of art museums
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support of educational institutions ⓘ support of religious and charitable organizations ⓘ |
| Pierre Lorillard III_role | landowner and developer in New Jersey and New York ⓘ |
| Pierre Lorillard IV_role | tobacco magnate and sportsman ⓘ |
| relatedIndustry |
cigarette trade
ⓘ
snuff trade ⓘ |
| socialClass | American upper class ⓘ |
| socialInfluence | participation in Gilded Age high society ⓘ |
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