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John R. Caswell

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John R. Caswell
Born(1834-09-18)September 18, 1834
Jamestown, Rhode Island
DiedMarch 9, 1918(1918-03-09) (aged 83)
Newport, Rhode Island
Occupation(s)Businessman, pharmacist
Spouses
  • Miss Lavery
Mary E. Stuart
(m. 1913)

John R. Caswell (September 18, 1834 – March 9, 1918) was an American businessman, pharmacist, and long-time trustee and later a vice-president of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York, incorporated into Columbia University in 1904.

Biography

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John R. Caswell was born in Jamestown, Rhode Island on September 18, 1834.[1][2] He continued his father's apothecary business which started in Newport in 1780, which eventually formed into Caswell, Massey & Co. of New York, with the first branch opening in 1859.[3] The Caswell, Massey apothecary business is still operating as of 2021, and is one of America's longest continuously running businesses.

He served as a trustee of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York from 1887 to 1893, and as a vice-president from 1893 to 1897, 1898 to 1900, and 1903 to 1904.[4]

He married a Miss Lavery, and they had one daughter. He remarried to Mary E. Stuart on April 15, 1913.[2]

Caswell died at his home in Newport, Rhode Island on March 9, 1918.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituaries". The Druggists' Circular. Vol. LXII, no. 4. April 1918. p. 190. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Biographical. The American Historical Society. 1920. p. 25. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Caswell, Massey and Co". The Pharmaceutical Journal. Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain: 350. March 7, 1903. ISSN 0031-6873. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Wimmer, Curt P. (1929). The College of Pharmacy of the City of New York, A History. pp. 299, 303. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Internet Archive.