Horace Capron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Horace Capron

American businessman and agriculturalist, and a Union Army officer

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1804

Place of Birth: Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1885

Profession: businessperson, military officer, agriculturist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Horace Capron

  • Horace Capron (August 31, 1804 – February 22, 1885) was an American businessman and agriculturalist, a founder of Laurel, Maryland, a Union officer in the American Civil War, the United States Commissioner of Agriculture under U.S.
  • Presidents Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S.
  • Grant, and an advisor to Japan's Hokkaido Development Commission. His collection of Japanese art and artifacts was sold to the Smithsonian Institution after his death.

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