Oliver Chace

Oliver Chace
Born	(1769-08-24)August 24, 1769 Swansea, Massachusetts, British America
Died	May 21, 1852(1852-05-21) (aged 82) Tiverton, Rhode Island, U.S.
Occupation	Businessman
Spouses	Susanna Buffington ​ ​ (m. 1796; died 1827)​ Patience Robinson
Children	7
Relatives	Arnold Buffum Chace (grandson) Lillie Buffum Chace Wyman (granddaughter) Malcolm Greene Chace (great-grandson)

Oliver Chace (August 24, 1769 – May 21, 1852) was an American 18th and 19th-century businessman. He was the founder of several New England textile manufacturing companies in the early 19th century, including the Valley Falls Company, the original antecedent of Berkshire Hathaway, which as of 2019 is one of the largest and most valuable companies in the world.^[1]