Philo Carpenter

CTL-E-1688 · Person · businessperson · 1830s

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Chicago's first pharmacist; co-founded the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago in 1833 after holding prayer meetings since August 1832.

Relationships

First Presbyterian Church of Chicago — founded
Inverse of CTL-REL-RELP43-0015: Philo Carpenter founded the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago.

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First Presbyterian Church of Chicago — founded by → this record

Sources

Wikipedia — First Presbyterian Church (Chicago)

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