John Thomas Underwood
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John Thomas Underwood was an American entrepreneur and inventor who founded the Underwood Typewriter Company.
He was the elder brother of missionary Horace Grant Underwood
, and helped finance Horace's missionary work.
The site of his mansion in Clinton Hill
was donated by his widow and daughter to the borough of Brooklyn as a public park, named in his honour.
He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery
in Brooklyn.
He was the elder brother of missionary Horace Grant Underwood
Horace Grant Underwood
Horace Grant Underwood was a Presbyterian missionary, educator, and translator who dedicated his life to developing the Korean society and Christianity.-Early life:...
, and helped finance Horace's missionary work.
The site of his mansion in Clinton Hill
Clinton Hill
-Places in the United States:*Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York, a neighborhood*Clinton Hill, Newark, New Jersey, a neighborhood-People:*Clinton Hill , New York School artist...
was donated by his widow and daughter to the borough of Brooklyn as a public park, named in his honour.
He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County , New York. It was granted National Historic Landmark status in 2006 by the U.S. Department of the Interior.-History:...
in Brooklyn.