Stephen Salisbury III

Stephen Salisbury III (1835–1905), also referred to as Stephen 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 in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Like his father, Salisbury served in the State Senate, was president of the Worcester National Bank, and directed the Worcester & Nashua Railroad. He was a trustee of the Worcester City Hospital and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Stephen Salisbury III
Portrait by Frederic Porter Vinton
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1893–1895
Personal details
Born(1835-03-31)March 31, 1835
Worcester, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 16, 1905(1905-11-16) (aged 70)
Worcester, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican

Biography

Stephen Salisbury III was born in Worcester on March 31, 1835.[2] He graduated from Harvard College in 1856, and studied abroad for two years at Friedrich Wilhelm University.[2] He received a degree from Harvard Law School in 1861, and was admitted to the bar that October.

Like his father, he maintained a long association with the American 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 the Worcester County Horticultural Society, servings as president from 1879 to 1881.[5]

A Republican, he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1893 to 1895.[2]

In 1896, along with a group of prominent citizens of Worcester, he founded the Worcester Art Museum. In 1900, he erected the Bancroft Tower, in honor of George 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 the Mayan culture in the Yucatan peninsula. He wrote a number of articles in the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society about the subject, such as: The Mayas, the sources of their culture, The statue of Chac Mool, Terracota figures from Isla Mujeres, The K'atun of the Mayan History.[9]

References
  1. Portrait commentary at American Antiquarian
  2. Bacon, Edwin M., ed. (1896). Men of Progress: One Thousand Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston: The New England Magazine. pp. 341–343. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  3. American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
  4. Dunbar, B. (1987). Members and Officers of the American Antiquarian Society. Worcester: American Antiquarian Society.
  5. Worcester County Horticultural Society (2006). Transactions of the Worcester County Horticultural Society. Tower Hill Botanic Garden Library. Worcester County Horticultural Society. p. 69.
  6. "Salisbury Park - City of Worcester, MA". December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  7. "Leading Citizen of Worcester". The Boston Globe. Worcester. November 16, 1905. p. 26. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Worcester Art Museum, About WAM
  9. Casares G. Cantón, Raúl; Duch Colell, Juan; Antochiw Kolpa, Michel; Zavala Vallado, Silvio; et al. (1998). Yucatán en el tiempo. Mérida, Yucatán. ISBN 970-9071-04-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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