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David C. Nevins, Jr. (July 30, 1839 in Boston, Massachusetts – August 24, 1898 in Germany) was a wealthy Yankee merchant in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts during the industrial boom of the late 19th century.〔() Official Website of the City of Methuen〕〔()''Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts'' by William Richard Cutter, published by Lewis historical publishing company, 1908〕 ==Life== Nevins was the son of David Nevins, Sr. who was born in Salem, New Hampshire on December 12, 1809 to John Nevins and Achsah Nevins née Swan Nevins. David Jr.'s mother was Eliza Nevins née Eliza Coffin, the daughter of a wealthy merchant from the island of Nantucket named Jared Coffin.〔 David Sr., who built his personal wealth through importing and manufacturing textiles, gained notoriety as the co-owner of Pemberton Mill, the collapse of which in 1860 "is likely the worst industrial accident in Massachusetts history"〔() Pemberton Mill Collapse, 1860〕 and "one of the worst industrial calamities in American history".〔() ''Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill'' by Alvin F. Oickle〕〔() New York Times January 21, 1860〕 David Jr. was educated in Boston and in Paris. Upon completing his education, he joined his father's business and took on ever-increasing responsibilities as his father aged. For a time he managed the City Exchange Banking Company, a financial institution with offices in Boston that was eventually merged with the Nevins' other businesses. The "Methuen Duck Cloth" the Nevins manufactured was world-renowned as a material for sail cloth and tents for the tropics.〔〔() Methuen Millionaires: Nevins〕〔() Methuen History: Bridges from the Past〕〔() Methuen History, "Methuen Duck"〕 After David Sr.'s death in 1881, the family's wealth was such that his widow Eliza, his eldest son David C, Nevins, and his younger son Henry Coffin Nevins were able to erect the Nevins Memorial Library in his honor. David, Sr. and Eliza are buried on the library grounds beneath a memorial "Angel of Life" sculptured by George Moretti.〔〔〔 Nevins, partnered with younger brother Henry, expanded the manufacturing and importing businesses they had inherited. He built textile mills and owned India Bagging Company and Bengal Bagging Company in Salem, Massachusetts, continued importing goods from Asia, and helped give the city of Methuen "much of its unique identity."〔() Historic District Brochure〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Nevins, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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