Francis Benbow
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Francis Benbow
Sort Name:
Benbow, Francis
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Dead
Family:
Benbow
Family (new):
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Wednesday, January 1, 1840 to Monday, December 31, 1855
Biography:
The father of Will Benbow, and grandfather of Horace and Narcissa. He brought back a lantana tree "from Barbados in a tophat-box in '71 [i.e. 1871]" (164). When he went to the island, however, or what he did there, is not explained.
Individual or Group:
Individual
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