Abraham Wagg
| Abraham Wagg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1719 London, England |
| 💀Died | April 27, 1803 (aged 84) Bristol, EnglandApril 27, 1803 (aged 84) |
| 💼 Occupation | Merchant, wholesale grocer, chocolate manufacturer |
| Known for | Loyalist; proposals for reconciliation between Britain and the colonies |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Rachel Gomez (m. 1770) |
Abraham Wagg (1719 – April 27, 1803) was a Jewish merchant in colonial New York City and a Loyalist during the American Revolution. He tried to promote a reconciliation between Britain and the colonies and later settled in England.[1][2]
New York
Wagg was probably born in London. He settled in New York around 1770, where he became a wholesale grocer and chocolate manufacturer. That year he married Rachel Gomez (1739–1809), daughter of the merchant Mordecai Gomez.[1]
Revolution
Wagg stayed in New York City after the British occupied it in 1776. Serving with the militia and fire watch, he was badly injured and left permanently lame. He took an oath of allegiance to Great Britain in 1777.[1] During the war he sought to act as a peacemaker, addressing proposals for reconciliation between Great Britain and the colonies to British officials.[2][3]
England
In 1779 Wagg sailed for England and settled in Bristol. From there he sought compensation for the property he had lost in New York, without success.[1] He died in Bristol on April 27, 1803.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hershkowitz, Leo. "Wagg, Abraham". Encyclopaedia Judaica – via Encyclopedia.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Wagg, Abraham" (PDF). Concise Dictionary of American Jewish Biography. American Jewish Archives. Search this book on
- ↑ Roth, Cecil (1928). "A Jewish Voice for Peace in the War of American Independence: The Life and Writings of Abraham Wagg, 1719–1803". Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society. 31: 33–75.
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