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Holman, David Emory, Major

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1805 - 1883

Biography

Major David E. Holman, of Attleboro, MA, was a cousin and business associate of Laban Morey Wheaton. Holman traveled with the Wheatons to England in 1862 to assist in registering a patent for an improved method of pressing straw hat brims.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Grand Tour Journal, 1862

 Sub-Series
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection documents the Wheaton Family and their involvement in the town of Norton, Massachusetts, their founding of and supporting Wheaton Female Seminary, establishing the Norton Public Library, funding alterations to Norton’s Trinitarian Congregational Church, and interactions with townspeople. The largest portion of the collection focuses on Judge Laban Wheaton, Laban Morey Wheaton, and Eliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton. Financial records and property deeds relating to the family...
Dates: 1862