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Elisha Dyer III
Elisha Dyer III (October 23, 1862 – June 2, 1917) was an American socialite prominent in Newport and New York society during the Gilded Age. Early life Dyer was born on October 23, 1862 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the son of Rhode Island Governor Elisha Dyer Jr. (1839–1906) and Nancy Anthony (née Viall) Dyer (1843–1920), who was the daughter of William Viall and Mary Brayton Anthony. Together, they were the parents of his siblings included George Rathbone Dyer, who died young; another Brigadier general (United States), Brig. Gen. George R. Dyer, George Rathbone Dyer, who married Grace Gurnee Scott; and Hezekiah Anthony Dyer, who married Charlotte Osgood Tilden. His paternal grandparents were Elisha Dyer, also a Rhode Island Governor, and Anna Jones (née Hoppin) Dyer. Dyer was a descendant of Roger Williams, founder of the Rhode Island Colony. Career Dyer was educated at private schools in Providence and graduated from Brown University in 1883. He later gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city developed as a busy port as it is situated at the mouth of the Providence River in Providence County, at the head of Narragansett Bay. Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island#Institutions, eight institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
