John Hunt Painter
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John Hunt Painter (September 3, 1819 – April 9, 1891) was a Quaker farmer living near Springdale, Iowa, who sent the firearms to abolitionist John Brown that were used during Brown's historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859.[1][2][3] Originally from Salem, Ohio, in 1849, John Hunt Painter moved to his farm near Springdale, a small Quaker community in Cedar County, Iowa.[4][5]
John Hunt Painter | |
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| Born | September 3, 1819 Salem, Ohio, US |
| Died | April 9, 1891 (aged 71) Pasadena, California, US |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer Justice of the Peace Real estate developer Hotel owner |
| Spouse | Edith Dean |
Painter was an early settler of Pasadena, California where, in 1888, he erected the La Pintoresca ("The Picturesque") hotel, a local landmark.[6][7][8] In 1889 he was a pallbearer at the Pasadena funeral of Owen Brown, whom he knew from Iowa.[9]: 53
Painter died in 1891 and is buried Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena. Streets in both Pasadena and Whittier, California are named for Painter.
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