W. B. Belknap

This article is about the hardware company founder. For the owner of Land O'Goshen Farms, see William Burke Belknap.
W. B. Belknap
Born1811 (1811)
Brimfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died1889 (aged 77–78)
Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting placeCave Hill Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation(s)Founding owner, Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company
Spouse
Mary Richardson
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(m. 1843)​
Children5, including William and Morris
ParentMorris Burke Belknap, the elder

W. B. Belknap, also known as William Burke Belknap (the elder) (1811–1889), not to be confused with his grandson William Burke Belknap (the younger) (1885–1965) or great-grandson William Burke Belknap Jr. (1893–1952), was the founder of W .B. Belknap and Company, an early iron and nail business at Third and Main Street in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, which evolved by 1840 into the mammoth Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company.[1] He was born in Brimfield, Massachusetts, where he spent his early years helping his father Morris Burke Belknap (the elder) (1780–1877) in an iron furnace foundry business.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Belknap History" (PDF). www.hangoutstorage.com.
  2. ^ Wiser, Steve. "The Belknap Twins: A Faded Louisville Legacy". Louisville, Kentucky. pp. 1, 10.
  3. ^ "Kentucky Digital Library". kdl.kyvl.org. Retrieved 10 June 2016.