Samuel Colgate

Samuel Colgate
Samuel Colgate
Born	March 22, 1822; New York City, New York
Died	April 23, 1897 (aged 75); Orange, New Jersey
Burial place	Rosedale Cemetery, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Manufacturer and philanthropist
Organizations	Colgate University; New York Baptist Education Society; Society for the Suppression of Vice; American Baptist Missionary Union; American Tract Society;
Spouse	Elizabeth Ann Morse (1829–1891)
Children	Richard Morse Colgate (1854–1919); Gilbert Colgate (1858–1933); Bessie Colgate (1860–1860); Sidney Morse Colgate (1862–1930); Austen Morse Colgate (1863–1927); Samuel Colgate, Jr. (1868–1902); Russel Colgate (1873–1941);
Parents	William Colgate (father); Mary Gilbert (mother);
Relatives	Robert Lane Colby (brother-in-law)
Family	Mary Colby (sister); James Boorman Colgate (brother); Robert Colgate (brother);

Samuel Colgate (March 22, 1822 – April 23, 1897), son of William Colgate, was an American manufacturer and philanthropist, born in New York City. He became widely known as a soap maker, and the manufactory he built in Jersey City developed into one of the largest establishments of its kind in the world. He was also prominent in philanthropic work. For more than 30 years he was trustee of Colgate University, and for many years he was president of the New York Baptist Education Society, president of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, and a member of the executive committee of the American Baptist Missionary Union and of the American Tract Society. One of his most noteworthy achievements was the collection of 30,000 volumes of reports (now at the American Baptist Historical Society), comprising the documentary records of the Baptist denomination.^[1]

Colgate University

Conjointly with his brother, James Boorman Colgate, he gave large sums to Colgate University, which in 1890 was named in honor of the Colgate family. His son, Samuel Colgate, Jr. became the first head football coach at the school.

Samuel Colgate was ranked to manager of Colgate soap and perfumes® after the death of his father, William Colgate, owner of the company. later, Samuel Colgate renamed the company "Colgate and CO."

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

^ "HISTORICAL NOTES". American Baptist Historical Society. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2019-08-02.

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