Louis K. Liggett
Born	April 4, 1875 Detroit, Michigan
Died	June 5, 1946 Brookline, Massachusetts entombed in Newton Cemetery Newton, Massachusetts

Louis K. Liggett, (April 4, 1875 - June 5, 1946), was an American drug store magnate who founded Rexall and was later chairman of United Drug Company.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriage and family 3 Estate in Chestnut Hill Newton 4 Later life 5 References 6 Resources

[edit] Early life

Louis Kroh Liggett was born in Detroit, Michigan) in 1875, the son of John Templeton Liggett and Julia A. (Kroh) Liggett, his wife.^[1] His middle name is often erroneously given as Kohl.

[edit] Marriage and family

On June 26, 1895, Liggett married the former Musa Bence (born in Michigan on March 19, 1873), the daughter of George W. Bence and Lavinia Bence, his wife. They had three children.

[edit] Estate in Chestnut Hill Newton

From 1916 to 1937, Louis Liggett owned and occupied a 9-acre (36,000 m²) estate at 185 Hammond Strret in the village of Chestnut Hill in Newton, Massachusetts. The main house, built in 1895, was modeled on Gwydr Hall in Wales. Musa Liggett died in 1931. The estate was donated in 1937 to Cardinal William Henry O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston, who in 1941 donated it to Boston College, which used it to create its Upper Campus. The main house is now known as O'Connell House and is the center of the Upper Campus.^[2] On April 22-23, 1938, the furniture and other property of the late Musa Bence Liggett were sold at auction by Louis K. Liggett's order at American Art Association-Anderson Galleries in New York City.

[edit] Later life

In 1937 Louis Liggett moved to 170 Ivy Street, in nearby Brookline. He died on June 5, 1946, in Brookline and was entombed in the Liggett Mausoleum in Newton Cemetery in Newton.

[edit] References

[edit] Resources

• The Rexall Story: A History of Genius and Neglect by Mickey C. Smith ISBN 0-7890-2472-1