Bull, Ephraim Wales, 1806-1895
Variant namesHorticulturist who developed the Concord grape.
From the description of Document signed : Concord, to Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270536503
Goldsmith, politician, horticulturist, originator of the Concord Grape; res. of Concord, Mass.; b. Boston, 3/4/1806, d. Concord, 9/26/1895. Five siblings, incl. John Clark (wife: Melissa), Albert Chester (wife: R.A. [Ann]), who later changed his last name to Lawrence, & Harriet Morton (husband: James Barrows). Apprenticed to Boston goldbeater Louis Lauriat, then worked for another goldbeater in Dorchester. In 1856, m. Mary Ellen Walker. Father of Mary Ellen Drury (husband: George W. Lauriat), Ephraim Wales (wife: Fanny Graham), & John Clark (wife: Abbie Staples).
(Cont.) Moved to Concord, 8/1836; practiced goldbeating irregularly until ca. 1874. Cultivated grapes from 1840's. Concord grape first marketed by Hovey & Co. of Boston, 1854. Member of the Concord Social Circle and of Corinthian Lodge of Freemasons. Served on Concord School Committee and on Board of Selectmen; 1855, elected to the Mass. Legislature for American Party; 1856, elected to Mass. State Senate.
(Cont.) 1856, appointed member at large of Mass. State Board of Agriculture. Injured in 1893; died at Concord Home for the Aged.
From the description of Ephraim Wales Bull papers, 1825-1889 (bulk 1825-1864). (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 35009165
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| associatedWith | Brooks, Nathan, 1785-1863. | person |
| associatedWith | Bull family. | family |
| associatedWith | Bull, John Clark, b. 1812. | person |
| associatedWith | Bull, Melissa C. | person |
| associatedWith | Concord Farmers' Club (Concord, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Concord Town Library (Concord, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Curtis, John W. | person |
| associatedWith | Dibner, Bern, | person |
| associatedWith | Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864, | person |
| associatedWith | Hovey & Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Joseph Breck & Son. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lauriat, George W. | person |
| associatedWith | Lawrence, Albert Chester, 1810-1886. | person |
| associatedWith | Lawrence, R. A. (R. Ann) | person |
| associatedWith | Leavitt, Arnold B. | person |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Reich, Lorenz, Jr., | person |
| associatedWith | Stacy, Albert, 1821-1868. | person |
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| Hoosac Tunnel (Mass.) | |||
| Concord (Mass.) | |||
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| Massachusetts--Concord |
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| Goldwork |
| Horticulturists |
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| Viticulture |
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Person
Birth 1806-03-04
Death 1895-09-26
