Franklin Waldo Smith (1826–1911) was an American idealistic reformer who made his fortune as a Boston hardware merchant. He was an early abolitionist, defendant in a civilian court-martial in 1864, author, and architectural enthusiast who proposed transforming Washington, D.C. into a "capital of beauty and cultural knowledge".
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9 October 1826 Boston, Massachusetts
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Died |
11 October 1911 (aged 85) Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Zodiac | Libra |
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