Moses Grant Jr.

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File:Wallpaper fragment by Moses Grant, Jr., & Co., Boston, 1811-1817 - Concord Museum - Concord, MA - DSC05739.JPG

Moses Grant Jr. (July 25, 1785 - July 22, 1861) was a businessman born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he inherited his father's successful wallpaper business, selling English, French, American, and Cantonese wallpapers. He was a founder of the Massachusetts Bible Society, a Deacon at the Brattle Street Church, and President of the Boston Temperance Society.

He would frequently visit the Centre School in Dedham.{{cite book | title = Mid-Century Memories of Dedham | first = Wm. Horatio | last = Clarke | location = Dedham Historical Society |year = 1903|page=7}} He had charge of the Farm School on Thompson Island.{{sfn|Clarke|1903|p=7}}

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Works cited

  • Global Trade and Visual Arts in Federal New England, Patricia Johnston, Caroline Frank, University of New Hampshire Press, page 171, Nov 4, 2014.
  • [http://www.massbible.org/blog2/2009/06/moses-grant-jr.html Massachusetts Bible Society biography]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • [http://archon.bpl.org/?p=collections/controlcard&id=135 Boston Public Library archives]

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Category:Clergy from Boston

Category:1785 births

Category:1861 deaths