Francis Wood Carpenter

Life in context.

22. Francis Wood Carpenter (1831–1922)
Carpenter became a leading figure in Providence business. He headed Congdon & Carpenter, served as president of the American National Bank of Providence, and held leadership or directorship roles in manufacturing, banking, insurance and related companies. Family memory that his name appeared on a ten-dollar bank note proved substantially correct: banking records identify him as a national-bank president and note signer. The exact surviving family note should still be photographed for the archive.
Evidence status. Direct relationship strongly supported.
Original Stephen Chamberlain Wicks family genealogical wheel supplied by Harriet Powell. Used here as a genuine family-history artifact, not as a portrait.
Research sources: American National Bank of Providence records / bank-note registry; Providence industrial histories; Family correspondence from Harriet Powell