Benjamin Knight

Benjamin Knight
Born
Benjamin Brayton Knight

(1813-10-03)October 3, 1813
Cranston, Rhode Island
DiedJune 4, 1898(1898-06-04) (aged 84)
Providence, Rhode Island
Burial placeSwan Point Cemetery
Spouses
Alice W. Collins
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(m. 1842; died 1850)​
    Phebe A. Slocum
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    (m. 1851)​
    Children5
    Parents
    • Stephen Knight
    • Weltham Brayton
    Relatives
    • Sophia Amelia (sister)
    • Jeremiah (brother)
    • Mary Briggs (sister)
    • Anna (sister)
    • Elizabeth (sister)
    • Robert (brother)
    • Stephen Albert (brother)
    • Dexter Newton (brother)
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    Benjamin Brayton Knight (1813–1898) was a New England industrialist and philanthropist, who was a partner with his brother Robert Knight in the B. B. & R. Knight Company and was one of the largest textile manufacturers in the world when he died in 1898. Knight co-founded the large and famous brand, Fruit of the Loom.

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