David Nevins, Sr.

David Nevins, Sr.
Henry C. Nevins
Born	(1809-12-12)December 12, 1809 Salem, New Hampshire
Died	March 19, 1881(1881-03-19) (aged 71)
Resting place	Methuen, Massachusetts
Occupation	Industrialist
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Coffin Nevins
Children	Henry Coffin Nevins and David Nevins, Jr.

David C. Nevins, Sr. (December 12, 1809 – March 19, 1881) was a wealthy New England industrialist. Born in Salem, New Hampshire, he owned the Pemberton Mill in nearby Lawrence, Massachusetts. Nevins is the namesake of the Nevins Memorial Library, and fathered the Methuen family of whom an author wrote, "The public spirit and generosity of the Nevins family seems to have no bounds in the town in which they made their home".^[1][2]

See also

• David Nevins, Jr.
• Henry Coffin Nevins

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