W. B. Belknap
W. B. Belknap | |
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| Born | 1811 Brimfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | 1889 (aged 77–78) |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Founding owner, Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company |
| Spouse |
Mary Richardson (m. 1843) |
| Children | 5, including William and Morris |
| Parent | Morris Burke Belknap, the elder |
W. B. Belknap, also known as William Burke Belknap (the elder) (1811–1889), not to be confused with his grandson William Burke Belknap (the younger) (1885–1965) or great-grandson William Burke Belknap Jr. (1893–1952), was the founder of W .B. Belknap and Company, an early iron and nail business at Third and Main Street in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, which evolved by 1840 into the mammoth Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company. He was born in Brimfield, Massachusetts, where he spent his early years helping his father Morris Burke Belknap (the elder) (1780–1877) in an iron furnace foundry business.