Abraham Redwood was a West Indies merchant, philanthropist, plantation owner, and slave trader from Newport, Rhode Island. He is the namesake of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum, one of the oldest libraries in the United States. Redwood was President of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum from its founding in 1747 to 1788.
- Occupation
- merchant, plantation owner, slave trader
- Born
- 1709
- Died
- 1788
