William Burke Belknap | |
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| Born | April 18, 1885 Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | September 7, 1965 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Spouses | Helen Clark Strong
(m. 1922; div. 1934)Edith Mary Clarke (m. 1937) |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | William Richardson Belknap |
William Burke Belknap[1] the younger (1885–1965) was the son of William Richardson Belknap and Alice Trumbull Silliman. He was an entrepreneur in the family of William Burke Belknap, the elder (1811–1884), son of Morris Burke Belknap of Brimfield, Massachusetts, who was engaged in the iron furnace industry and died in 1873.[2] The Belknaps were founders, inventors of patented merchandise, and owners of the Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company in Louisville, Kentucky.[3] William Burke Belknap was an economist[4] and a professor of economics at the University of Louisville.[5] Leading up to and during World War II, he volunteered for service with the Red Cross in Ramsay and Plymouth, England.[6] He was a trustee of Berea College and a graduate of Yale and Harvard. As a Kentucky legislator, he served two terms as a representative in the Kentucky General Assembly. He was the owner of Land O'Goshen Farms,[7] where he bred and raised sheep and American saddlebred horses, and he was the president of F.C. Co-operative Milk Producers Association.[8][9]
- ^ "Court Rules on Fees of Clerks". Middlesboro Daily News. August 16, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved August 23, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wiser, Steve (May 11, 2007). "The Belknap Twins: A Faded Louisville Legacy". pp. 1, 10. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Resources". LOUISVILLEHISTORICALLEAGUE. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Economist Politicians". Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Phi Beta Kappa Politicians in Kentucky". Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "The 1918 Poppy Pledge".
- ^ "Social Notes". Danville, Kentucky: Kentucky Advocate. December 29, 1928. p. 4.
Hon. and Mrs. William Burke Belknap . . .from Land o' Goshen
- ^ "William Burke Belknap of Goshen, Kentucky, and family, 1933". Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Oldham County History". Pinterest. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
