Frederic Tudor

This article is about the Bostonian businessman known as the "Ice King". For the British admiral, see Frederick Tudor. For the New York businessman known as the "Ice King", see Charles W. Morse.
Frederic Tudor
Born(1783-09-04)September 4, 1783
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 6, 1864(1864-02-06) (aged 80)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeKing's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston (originally)[1]
Other names"Ice King"
Known forEstablishing the ice trade
SpouseEuphemia Fenno

Frederic Tudor (September 4, 1783 – February 6, 1864) was an American businessman and merchant. Known as Boston's "Ice King", he was the founder of the Tudor Ice Company and a pioneer of the international ice trade in the early 19th century. He made a fortune shipping ice cut from New England ponds to ports in the Caribbean, Europe, and as far away as India and Hong Kong.[2]

  1. ^ "Where Lies Frederic Tudor, the Ice King?". iceharvestingusa.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference icyhongkong was invoked but never defined (see the help page).