Stephen Salisbury III | |
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 Portrait byFrederic Porter Vinton | |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1893–1895 | |
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| Born | (1835-03-31)March 31, 1835 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 16, 1905(1905-11-16) (aged 70) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
Stephen Salisbury III (1835–1905), also referred to asStephen Salisbury Jr., was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician.[1] The son of a wealthy landowner, Salisbury helped manage the family's extensive properties and businesses inWorcester County, Massachusetts. Like his father, Salisbury served in theState Senate, was president of the Worcester National Bank, and directed theWorcester & Nashua Railroad. He was a trustee of theWorcester City Hospital and theWorcester Polytechnic Institute.
Stephen Salisbury III was born inWorcester on March 31, 1835.[2] He graduated fromHarvard College in 1856, and studied abroad for two years atFriedrich Wilhelm University.[2] He received a degree fromHarvard Law School in 1861, and was admitted to the bar that October.
Like his father, he maintained a long association with theAmerican Antiquarian Society. He was elected a member in 1863,[3] served on its board of councilors from 1847 to 1884, as vice-president from 1884 to 1887, and as president from 1887 until his death in 1905.[4]
He was also an active member of theWorcester County Horticultural Society, servings as president from 1879 to 1881.[5]
ARepublican, he was a member of theMassachusetts Senate from 1893 to 1895.[2]
In 1896, along with a group of prominent citizens of Worcester, he founded theWorcester Art Museum. In 1900, he erected theBancroft Tower, in honor ofGeorge Bancroft, a friend of Salisbury's father.[6] Salisbury died from pneumonia at his home in Worcester on November 16, 1905, leaving his extensive collection of mostly American art to the museum.[7] He also bequeathed $3 million to the museum.[8]
Salisbury dedicated part of his time and economic resources to the research and popularization of theMayan culture in theYucatan Peninsula. He wrote a number of articles in theProceedings of the American Antiquarian Society about the subject, such as:The Mayas, the sources of their culture,The statue ofChac Mool,Terracota figures fromIsla Mujeres,TheK'atun of the Mayan History.[9]
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