Timothy Dexter

This article is about the American businessman. For the bear enthusiast, see Timothy Treadwell.
Timothy Dexter
1805 engraving of Dexter, by James Akin
Born(1747-01-22)January 22, 1747
Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedOctober 23, 1806(1806-10-23) (aged 59)
Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeOld Hill Burying Ground, Dexter Family Plot, Newburyport
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forUncommon good fortune, eccentricity
Notable workA Pickle for the Knowing Ones (1802)
Spouse
Elizabeth (Lord) Frothingham
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(m. 1770)​
Children2

Timothy Dexter (January 22, 1738 – October 23, 1806), self-styled Lord Timothy Dexter, was an American businessman noted for his eccentric behavior and writings. He became wealthy through marriage and a series of improbably successful investments and spent his fortune lavishly. Though barely educated or literate, Dexter considered himself "the greatest philosopher in the known world", and authored a book, A Pickle for the Knowing Ones, which espouses his views on various topics and became notorious for its unusual misspellings and grammatical errors.

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