| LC control no. | nr 93001347 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Salisbury, Stephen, 1798-1884 |
| Variant(s) | Salisbury, Stephen, II, 1798-1884 |
| See also | Chief executive of: American Antiquarian Society Chief executive of: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Chief executive of: Free Public Library (Worcester, Mass.) Chief executive of: Worcester National Bank Chief executive of: Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company Officer of: Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology Officer of: Blackstone Canal Company Corporate body: Massachusetts. General Court. Senate Corporate body: Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives Graduate of: Harvard University Graduate of: Harvard Law School Graduate of: Harvard College (1780- ) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Cambridge (Mass.) |
| Located | Worcester (Mass.) Massachusetts |
| Birth date | 1798 |
| Death date | 1884 |
| Field of activity | Business Law Charity History Massachusetts--Politics and government |
| Affiliation | American Antiquarian Society Worcester National Bank Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives Harvard Law School Harvard College (1780- ) Harvard College (1780- ). Class of 1817 |
| Profession or occupation | Businessmen Lawyers Philanthropists Benefactors Educational benefactors Antiquarians Historians Politicians Lawyer Senator President |
| Special note | Not to be confused with: Salisbury, Stephen, Jr., 1835-1905 (no 89000425). The two authors were father and son, both businessmen and philanthropists in Worcester, Massachusetts, and each a long-term president of the American Antiquarian Society. The father, the second of the name, sometimes identifed as "Stephen Salisbury II," used the name Stephen Salisbury in his writings, which were predominantly on American history or related to American Antiquarian Society business. The son, sometimes identifed as "Stephen Salisbury III," used the name Stephen Salisbury, Jr., in works that he wrote, translated, or edited, which were on Mesoamerican archaeology. |
| Found in | Salisbury, Stephen. Life at Harvard a century ago, 1910: t.p. (Stephen Salisbury, Class of 1817) p. 3 (entered college fall of 1813, age fifteen years old) MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Salisbury, Stephen, 1798-1884; note: grad. Harvard 1817; Worcester, Mass. lawyer; member Mass. Senate; president, American Antiquarian Society) Salisbury, Stephen. An essay on the Star spangled banner and national songs, 1873, viewed online 10 February 2020: title page (Stephen Salisbury, member of the American Antiquarian Society, &c., &c.) American Antiquarian Society. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, at the semi-annual meeting, held in Boston, April 26, 1865, 1865, viewed online 20 February 2020: title page (American Antiquarian Society) page 3 (Hon. Stephen Salisbury, president; Stephen Salisbury, Jr., was chosen secretary pro tempore) American Antiquarian Society website, 10 February 2020: Online exhibitions: Portraits!: Stephen Salisbury II (Stephen Salisbury II (1798-1884); one of the wealthiest men of his era in central Massachusetts; elected to membership in American Antiquarian Society in 1840; 3 years later, elected a Councillor; in 1854, after year of service as vice president, became president of Society, position retained for 30 years; during his presidency, Society slowly expanded its collection of books and artifacts, enlarged its mission as a research institution by publishing the papers of antiquarians and archaeologists, encouraging use of the library by scholars and historians; in 1852, donated property and funds for construction of Society's second library building, located in Lincoln Square, and paid for its expansion in 1878; graduated from Harvard College 1817, briefly practiced law in Worcester; soon became one of the city's most influential merchants; president of Worcester Bank from 1845 until his death, treasurer of Blackstone Canal Company, and director of Worcester & Nashua Railroad; elected to Massachusetts House of Representatives 1838, nearly 10 years later served a term in state Senate; president of Worcester Free Public Library and a benefactor of Worcester's Mechanics Hall, which opened in 1857; one of the financiers behind Worcester Polytechnic Institute and served as the college's first president; indulged his interest in archeology by serving as treasurer at Peabody Museum at Harvard University, where was an overseer; also an amateur historian, often publishing results of his research in proceedings of the various institutions with which he was affiliated; his Memorial of Governor John Endecott (1873) and Reception of Governor John Winthrop (1878) were both printed in Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, along with dozens of obituaries and reports written in his capacity as president) <https://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Portraits/stephensalisbury2.htm> Memorial of the Harvard College Class of 1856, 1906, viewed online 11 February 2020: page 243 (Stephen Salisbury, 1835-1905 (Harvard Class of 1856); son of Stephen and Rebekah Scott (Dean) Salisbury; born in Worcester, Mass.; his father graduated at Harvard 1817 and received LL. D. from Harvard 1875; death of father 1884) Wikipedia, 10 February 2020: Salisbury House, Worcester, Massachusetts (Salisbury House (Worcester, Massachusetts); constructed between 1836 and 1838 by Stephen Salisbury II, son of Worcester merchant Stephen Salisbury I) |
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