Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1836, June 20 | Born, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1854 | Moved with family to New York; took job with Devlin & Co., clothiers |
| 1859 | Met S. C. Armstrong |
| 1860 | Married Ellen Elizabeth Lewis |
| 1874 | Became trustee of the newly founded Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. |
| 1879 | Resigned from Devlin & Co.; took charge of John Wanamaker firm's “Oak Hall” clothing store in Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1885 | Became general manager and partner in the John Wanamaker firm, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1893 | President, Board of Trustees of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. |
| 1896 | Started a New York branch of John Wanamaker firm |
| 1897 | Became a director of Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y. |
| 1900 | President, Conference on Education in the South |
| 1902 | Member, General Education Board |
| 1907 | Retired from business |
| 1913, Aug. 6 | Died, Kennebunkport, Maine |