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Title

George Benson

Description

George W. Benson was one of the endorsors of the Canterbury Female Academy, and most famous as the co-founder of the Northampton Association. He was a brother-in-law of William Lloyd Garrison.

Bibliographic Citation

Charles A. Sheffield, editor History of Florence, Massachusetts, Florence MA: Published by editor, 1895. p. 68; http://scua.library.umass.edu/exhibits/hudson/Northampton.html

Type

Image

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Source

Charles A. Sheffield, editor History of Florence, Massachusetts, Florence MA: Published by editor, 1895. p. 68; http://scua.library.umass.edu/exhibits/hudson/Northampton.html

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Identifier

unionist--image-0019

IIIF Manifest

https://sjsu-library.github.io/unionist/img/derivatives/iiif/unionist--image-0019/manifest.json

Category

Image

Related Transcription

unionist--text-0176

Location of Related Text in Issue

1833-12-19 p.03.22

Caption

George Benson (1808-1879) from daguerreotype taken about 1845. He is best-known for his role in establishing the inter-racial Northampton Association (1842-1846).