Batterson, James G. 1823-1901

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Name (Latin)
Batterson, James G. 1823-1901
Other forms of name
Batterson, James Goodwin, 1823-1901
Batterson, J. G. (James Goodwin), 1823-1901
Date of birth
1823-02-23
Date of death
1901-09-18
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Businessmen
Politicians
Sculptors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 44146837
Wikidata: Q39783602
Library of congress: nr 90013649
Sources of Information
  • Address of the Union State Central Committee to the freemen of Connecticut, 1864:p. 3 (James G. Batterson)
  • DAB(Batterson, James Goodwin; stonecutter, stone sculptor; constructed several monuments and buildings; founded New England Granite Works and Traveler's Insur. Co., Hartford, Conn.; b. 2/23/1823; d. 9/18/1901)
  • MWA/NAIP files(hdg.: Batterson, James G. (James Goodwin), 1823-1901; usage: James G. Batterson; J.G. Batterson; note: founder of Traveler's Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.; also a political figure and author)
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Wikipedia description:

James Goodwin Batterson (February 23, 1823 – September 18, 1901) was an American designer and builder, the owner of New England Granite Works from 1845 and a founder in 1863 of Travelers Insurance Company, both in Hartford, Connecticut. He introduced casualty insurance in the United States, for which he was posthumously inducted into the Insurance Hall of Fame (1965).

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