Timothy Dexter
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About
Classical American businessman widely remembered for his writing and eccentricity. He used his success as a businessman to launch an export business to the West Indies and Europe.
Before Fame
At the age of 16 he became a tanner's apprentice. He made his first fortune after the American Revolutionary War.
Trivia
He exported Bibles to the East Indies and stray cats to Caribbean islands.
Family Life
He and his wife Elizabeth Frothingham had two children.
Associated With
His home garden had wooden statues of George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte.
