Jabez Bowen, Sr. was an American shipper, slave trader and politician. He was a militia colonel during the American Revolutionary War, and served as Deputy Governor of Rhode Island and chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Joseph Russell was an American silversmith and public official who served as chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1765 to May 1767, and again from May 1768 to June 1769. He also served as an associate justice from May 1751 to August 1763, and again from May 1774 to August 1776.
Henricus Boelen II was a noted American silversmith active in New York City.
Samuel Casey was a silversmith and counterfeiter active in Little Rest (Kingston), Rhode Island.
Thomas Edwards was a prominent silversmith active in colonial Boston, Massachusetts. He was a son of silversmith John Edwards, and advertised in the Boston Weekly News-Letter, May 18, 1746, that he would carry on his father's business "at the shop of the deceased." His younger brother, Samuel Edwards, was also a silversmith, as was his son, Joseph Edwards Jr. Edwards served over time as Third Sergeant (1729), Ensign (1747), Lieutenant (1750), and Captain (1753) of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts. His work is collected in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Brooklyn Museum, and Winterthur Museum.
Bartholomew Le Roux was an early American silversmith, active in New York City.
Cary Dunn was an American silversmith, active in New York City and New Jersey.
Barton Pickering Jenks was a noted American silversmith, active in Boston.
Joseph Loring was an American silversmith, active in Boston.
Saunders Pitman, also known as Sanders Pitman, was an American silversmith, active in Providence, Rhode Island.
Joseph Richardson, Jr., was a noted American silversmith, active in Philadelphia.
William Swan was an American silversmith, active in Massachusetts.
Jacobus Van Der Spiegel, also known as Jacobus Vander Spiegel, was an early American silversmith, active in New York City.
Samuel Vernon was an early American silversmith, active in Newport, Rhode Island.
Benjamin Wynkoop was an early American silversmith, active in New York City.
Thomas Arnold was an American silversmith, active in Newport, Rhode Island.
Jacob Hurd was a leading American silversmith, active in Boston, and father to silversmiths Nathaniel Hurd (1729-1777) and Benjamin Hurd (1739-1781), as well as grandfather to Benjamin Hurd Jr. (1778-1818).
John Hancock was an American silversmith.
Marquand and Company was a U.S. silverware firm that was in business from 1804 to 1838.They specialized in intricate pieces of silver, such as tea services, tongs, pitchers, and trays. The company sold out of their specialty department store in New York City, as well as across the country. The Marquands, through their company, were able to amass a substantial fortune, allowing them to become major philanthropists. Frederick, for example, was instrumental in the founding of Pequot Library, while his brother Henry Gurdon Marquand played a pivotal role in establishing the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
