Isaac Staples | |
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Born | Topsham, Maine | September 25, 1816
Died | June 27, 1898 Stillwater, Minnesota | (aged 81)
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouses | Caroline B. Rogers
(m. 1839; died 1840)Olivia J. Pettengill
(m. 1841) |
Children | 8 |
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Isaac Staples (September 25, 1816 – June 27, 1898) was a powerful lumber baron in the St. Croix River Valley during the logging boom of the late 19th century.
Aside from his massive holdings and operations in timber, sawmills and the St. Croix Boom Company, Staples was also the region's most successful farmer and an important banker.[1]