Elias Cornelius Benedict
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 104 years ago |
Date of birth | January 24,1834 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Somers |
New York | |
United States | |
Died | Greenwich |
Connecticut | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 22,1920 |
Children | Helen Ripley Benedict |
Parents | Mary Betts Lockwood |
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ID | 4468922 |
Elias Cornelius Benedict Life story
Elias Cornelius Benedict nicknamed Commodore was a prominent New York City banker and yachtsman. He specialized in the gas and rubber industries. He was president of the Commercial Acetylene Gas Company and of the Marine Engine Company. The Benedict Fjord in Greenland was named after him by Robert Peary.