Benjamin Knight

Benjamin Knight
Benjamin Knight
Born	Benjamin Brayton Knight; October 3, 1813; Cranston, Rhode Island
Died	June 4, 1898 (aged 84); Providence, Rhode Island
Burial place	Swan Point Cemetery
Spouses	; Alice W. Collins (m. 1842; died 1850) Phebe A. Slocum (m. 1851)
Children	5
Parents	Stephen Knight; Weltham Brayton;
Relatives	Sophia Amelia (sister); Jeremiah (brother); Mary Briggs (sister); Anna (sister); Elizabeth (sister); Robert (brother); Stephen Albert (brother); Dexter Newton (brother);
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Benjamin Brayton Knight (1813–1898) was a New England industrialist and philanthropist, who was a partner with his brother Robert Knight in the B. B. & R. Knight Company and was one of the largest textile manufacturers in the world when he died in 1898. Knight co-founded the large and famous brand, Fruit of the Loom.

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