Timothy Dexter

Entrepreneur

Birthday January 22, 1747

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace United States

DEATH DATE Oct 23, 1806 (59)

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About

Classical American businessman widely remembered for his writing and eccentricity. He used his success as a businessman to launch an export business to the West Indies and Europe.

Before Fame

At the age of 16 he became a tanner's apprentice. He made his first fortune after the American Revolutionary War. 

Trivia

He exported Bibles to the East Indies and stray cats to Caribbean islands.

Family Life

He and his wife Elizabeth Frothingham had two children.

Associated With

His home garden had wooden statues of George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte.