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About Effingham Capron
Effingham Lawrence Capron, a Quaker, was a mill owner, and nationally recognized leader of the anti-slavery movement prior to the Civil War. He was known especially in the Northeast United States for his anti-slavery work. He was born in Pomfret, Connecticut in March 1791, and died in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1859 at the age of 68. He was also a noted manufacturer of cotton and woolens in the early American Industrial period.
Everything about Effingham Capron →- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 1, 1791
- Died
- January 1, 1859