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{{Short description|American philanthropist and industrialist}}
[[Image:Henry J. Steere.jpg|thumb|150px|Henry J. Steere]]▼
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'''Henry Jonah Steere''' (1830-1889) was a prominent American [[philanthropist]] and [[industrialist]] from [[Rhode Island]].▼
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▲'''Henry Jonah Steere''' (
==Childhood==
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Henry J. Steere was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] on April 11, 1830 to Alice Smith (
Steere served as a lieutenant in the First Light Infantry ==Business endeavors==
Steere entered the [[textile]] manufacturing business, eventually building mills in the towns of Providence, [[Burrillville, Rhode Island|Burrillville]], [[Smithfield, Rhode Island|Smithfield]], and [[Glocester
==Philanthropy and legacy==
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[[File:Providence Home for Aged Men in Rhode Island now known as Steere House.JPG|thumb|right|Steere was the co-founder and benefactor of the Providence Home For Aged Men, now known as Steere House.]]
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Henry Steere left his $1.139 million fortune (about $22 million in 2006 dollars) to many individuals and charities. $654,000 was given to individuals in sums ranging from $
Throughout his life, Steere had been active as a member of the Franklin Society of the [[Rhode Island Historical Society]] and as a trustee of [[Rhode Island Hospital]]. Steere built [[Beneficent Congregational Church]] as a memorial to his father with a donation of $30,000. A descendant of [[Arthur Steere]], one of Steere's devisees currently runs the Henry J. Steere Orchards in [[Greenville, Rhode Island]].<ref
==References==
*''John Steere Family Album'', (Chepachet: Steere Family Association, 1981).
*James Pierce Root, ''Steere Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of John Steere, who Settled
*''The Providence Journal'', "The Will of Mr. Henry J. Steere in Detail," November 1, 1889,
*''The Providence Journal'', "Obituary: Henry J. Steere," October 29, 1889,
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==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Henry J. Steere}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070526174338/http://www.steerehouse.org/matriarch/ Steere House]
*[http://www.artinruins.com/arch/stillinuse/wanskuckmill/ Steere's Waskuck Mill]
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[[Category:Burials at North Burying Ground (Providence)]]
[[Category:19th-century American philanthropists]]
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