George L. Littlefield | |
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 Littlefield, prominent manufacturer of Pawtucket, 1891 | |
| Born | 1824 |
| Died | December 19, 1902 |
| Occupation(s) | Industrialist and philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Frances Cobb (1846) and Harriet Messenger (1859) |
| Children | Mary Frances Littlefield |
George Leander Littlefield (1824–1902) was a leader of Rhode Island's late nineteenth-century textile industry with ownership and managerial roles in the Cumberland Mills Company, the Pawtucket Hair Cloth Company and other firms. He was a director of several Rhode Island banks and was prominent in local Democratic politics, nominated for the positions of mayor of Pawtucket, and governor and senator. His bequest of $500,000 to Brown University was the largest given to the university at the time.