Benjamin Knight

Benjamin Knight
Born	Benjamin Brayton Knight (1813-10-03)October 3, 1813 Cranston, Rhode Island
Died	June 4, 1898(1898-06-04) (aged 84) Providence, Rhode Island
Burial place	Swan Point Cemetery
Spouses	Alice W. Collins ​ ​ (m. 1842; died 1850)​ Phebe A. Slocum ​ (m. 1851)​
Children	5
Parents	Stephen Knight Weltham Brayton
Relatives	Sophia Amelia (sister) Jeremiah (brother) Mary Briggs (sister) Anna (sister) Elizabeth (sister) Robert (brother) Stephen Albert (brother) Dexter Newton (brother)
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Benjamin Brayton Knight (1813–1898) was a New England industrialist and philanthropist, who was a partner with his brother Robert Knight in the B. B. & R. Knight Company and was one of the largest textile manufacturers in the world when he died in 1898. Knight co-founded the large and famous brand, Fruit of the Loom.