John R. Caswell

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John R. Caswell
Born(1834-09-18)September 18, 1834
Jamestown, Rhode Island
DiedMarch 9, 1918(1918-03-09) (aged 83)
Newport, Rhode Island
Occupation(s)Businessman, pharmacist
Spouses
  • Miss Lavery
Mary E. Stuart
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(m. 1913)​

John R. Caswell (September 18, 1834 – March 9, 1918) was an American businessman, pharmacist, and long-time trustee and later a vice-president of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York, incorporated into Columbia University in 1904.

Biography

John R. Caswell was born in Jamestown, Rhode Island on September 18, 1834.[1][2] He continued his father's apothecary business which started in Newport in 1780, which eventually formed into Caswell, Massey & Co. of New York, with the first branch opening in 1859.[3] The Caswell, Massey apothecary business is still operating as of 2021, and is one of America's longest continuously running businesses.

He served as a trustee of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York from 1887 to 1893, and as a vice-president from 1893 to 1897, 1898 to 1900, and 1903 to 1904.[4]

He married a Miss Lavery, and they had one daughter. He remarried to Mary E. Stuart on April 15, 1913.[2]

Caswell died at his home in Newport, Rhode Island on March 9, 1918.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituaries". The Druggists' Circular. Vol. LXII, no. 4. April 1918. p. 190. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Biographical. The American Historical Society. 1920. p. 25. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Caswell, Massey and Co". The Pharmaceutical Journal. Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain: 350. March 7, 1903. ISSN 0031-6873. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Wimmer, Curt P. (1929). The College of Pharmacy of the City of New York, A History. pp. 299, 303. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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