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Brown, Moses
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1738–1836, American manufacturer and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I. He was associated with his brothers John, Joseph, and Nicholas in the family’s mercantile activities before establishing (1790), with Samuel Slater, the first water-powered cotton mill in the United States. Largely because of Brown’s influence, Rhode Island College (later renamed Brown Univ. in honor of his nephew Nicholas) was moved in 1770 from Warren to Providence. Brown contributed generously to the college. Moses Brown School in Providence, a leading preparatory institution for boys, was established (1819) by Quakers on land donated by him.
See biography by M. Thompson (1962).
See biography by M. Thompson (1962).
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