Английская Википедия:Francis Furman
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Francis Furman (1816–1899) was an American businessman in Nashville, Tennessee.
Early life
Francis Furman was born in 1816.[1]
Career
Furman was a successful dry goods merchant in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] In 1850, he was a partner in a dry goods store with R. C. McNairy and George S. Whitman called McNairy, Furman & Co.[3] By 1861, at the outset of the American Civil War, Furman dissolved his business, Furman & Co., which he co-owned with George Searight, James M. Goodloe, and Andrew Campbetl.[4]
After the war, he was the co-owner of Furman, Green & Co., another drygoods store with Frank W. Green, until 1869, when they closed down the business.[5] That same year, he opened another business on Cedar Street, Furman & Co.[5] A year later, in 1870, he renamed it Furman & Co. Wholesale Dry Goods and Notions, and move it to Nashville's Public Square, where it existed until 1890.[2]
Personal life
Furman was married to Irish-born Mary J. Gilliam (1828-1900).[1][2] They resided on North Cherry Street in Nashville.[6] In 1859, they had a son, Charles Furman, who died as an infant.[6] His funeral was conducted by Alexander Little Page Green.[6] Their second son, William G. Furman, was born in 1856 and died in 1900.[7]
Death and legacy
Furman died in 1899.[1] He was buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, where his tomb was designed by Danish-born sculptor Johannes Gelert (1852-1923).[1][8] It is the largest tomb in the cemetery.[9]
Furman Hall on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville is named in his honor.[2][10][11] It was the result of a US$100,000 donation by his widow after his death, even though he never attended the university.[2][11][12] Inside the building, there is a sculpture of Francis Furman.[2] From 1907 to 1967, it housed the Chemistry and Physics Department.[2][10][11] Since 1967, it has been home to the Humanities Department.[2][10][11]
References
External links
Furman Hall statue by Johannes Gelert
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 FindAGrave: Francis Furman
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 2,7 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news Шаблон:Open access
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news Шаблон:Open access
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite news Шаблон:Open access
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Findagrave: William G. Furman
- ↑ Mount Olivet Cemetery tomb
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 10,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 11,0 11,1 11,2 11,3 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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