Orson Minott Oviatt
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General Orson Minott Oviatt was a wealthy merchant, abolitionist, politician and military officer from Richfield, Ohio. He was the city postmaster for many years, county commissioner, and the cofounde
Painting of General Orson Minott Oviatt's father, Col. Heman Oviatt Sr., Hudson, Ohio
The Western Reserve College, in Hudson, Ohio, 1856
Abolitionist John Brown, old friend and correspondent of Gen. Oviatt
The church at Hudson, Ohio
George W. Gardner
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George W. Gardner was a grain dealer and the 28th and 30th Mayor of Cleveland, serving two terms as a Republican. He was also co-proprietor with John D. Rockefeller and Maurice B. Clark of the firm Cl
Orson Minott Oviatt
…Institution of Richfield. He gave land to the city and became the namesake of Oviatt-Newton Park. He was also the father-in-law of the Mayor of Cleveland, George W. Gardner, an early business partner of John D. Rockefeller. Orson Minott Oviatt was born on February 24, 1799, to Eunice Newton and Col. Heman Oviatt, a family…
The yacht Wasp, sailing vessel of George W. Gardner, 1892
Steamer City of Erie, Cleveland and Buffalo Line
Steamer City of Buffalo
The efficient man, 1914, from Gardner Printing Co., Cleveland