Benjamin Franklin Fridge papers

Collection

Identifier: MPC-037

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The Fridge Collection contains letters between Progressive Party leaders and Benjamin F. Fridge in relation to his trip to speak at the Progressive Convention between July 2-3, 1913. The collection also contains his speech at the convention and newspaper clippings from August, 1912.

Dates

1839 - 1913
Majority of material found within 1912 - 1913

Creator

Fridge, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1856-1936 (Person)

Access Restrictions

Open to all researchers

Use Restrictions

Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Congressional and Political Research Center. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Mississippi State University as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical Note

Benjamin Franklin Fridge was born February 24, 1856 to John D. and Adeline (Wolff) Fridge. On July 24, 1878 he married Mary P. Greenwell and the couple had two children. After her death in 1884 he married Allice P. Steadman on March 4, 1885. Benjamin grew up in Louisiana but moved to Ellisville Mississippi in 1895. In Ellisville he made several successful capitalistic ventures into real estate and sawmills. He also organized the Merchants and Manufacturers bank of Ellisville, the Tallahala Lumber Company, and the Lowery Lumber Company. Benjamin was also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the World and the Knights of Pythias. He died on January 7, 1936.