Prince, William Robert, 1795-1869
Variant namesAmerican horticulturist.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Flushing, New York, to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1859 Mar. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619058
William R. Prince, horticulturist, was born in Flushing, NY, and educated at Jamaica Academy and in Canada. He followed after his father and grandfather, becoming associated with the Linnean Botanic Garden & Nurseries at Flushing. He collaborated with his father to write A treatise on the vine (1830) and The pomological manual (1831). In 1837, Prince's interest in silk culture led him to invest heavily in the venture, and he lost his fortune and the mortgaged nursery. He went to California in 1849 to seek gold, and engaged in the horticulture and mercantile business in Sacramento. In 1851 he left the business in the hands of Thomas H. Jackson, traveled through Mexico, and returned to Flushing.
From the description of Papers of William R. Prince, 1848-1854. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122559954
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| associatedWith | Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1821-1910. | person |
| correspondedWith | Garland, Joseph, fl. 1838-1842. | person |
| associatedWith | Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831. | person |
| associatedWith | Pierpont, John, 1785-1866, | person |
| associatedWith | Prince family. | family |
| associatedWith | Prince family. | family |
| associatedWith | Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880. | person |
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| Flushing (New York, N.Y.) | |||
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| Sacramento (Calif.) | |||
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| Sacramento (Calif.) | |||
| Havana (Cuba) | |||
| Flushing (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| New York (State)--New York | |||
| California--Sacramento |
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| Horticulture |
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| Nurseries (Horticulture) |
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| Voyages to the Pacific coast |
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Person
Birth 1795
Death 1869-03-28
