Joshua Bowen Smith

Joshua Bowen Smith
Joshua Bowen Smith in 1874
Born1813 (1813)
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 5, 1879(1879-07-05) (aged 65–66)
Boston
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery
Occupationcaterer
Known forabolitionism, Underground Railroad, and New England Freedom Association
SpouseEmeline

Joshua Bowen Smith (1813–1879) was an abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, co-founder of the New England Freedom Association, and politician, serving one term as a Massachusetts state legislator. He worked as a caterer in Boston, starting his own business at the age of 36.

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