Gilbert C. Harris (? - 1921) was a wig maker in Boston, Massachusetts. He moved to Boston from Virginia. [1] He served as treasurer of the National Negro Business League. [2] He supplied wigs to theater companies including via a mail order business. [3] Henry Wilson Savage was among his clients. [4] Charlotte Cushman and Henry Irving were among his clients. [5]
He was born in Petersburg, Virginia. [5] He moved from Virginia to Boston in 1892. [4] He co-founded an Odd Fellows Lodge. [3] He acquired and continued to operate Frenchman M. Alphonse Gilbert's Gilbert & Co. wig business at 732 Washington Street. [5]
A 1918 book documented him as being " mulatto". [6]
Gilbert C. Harris (? - 1921) was a wig maker in Boston, Massachusetts. He moved to Boston from Virginia. [1] He served as treasurer of the National Negro Business League. [2] He supplied wigs to theater companies including via a mail order business. [3] Henry Wilson Savage was among his clients. [4] Charlotte Cushman and Henry Irving were among his clients. [5]
He was born in Petersburg, Virginia. [5] He moved from Virginia to Boston in 1892. [4] He co-founded an Odd Fellows Lodge. [3] He acquired and continued to operate Frenchman M. Alphonse Gilbert's Gilbert & Co. wig business at 732 Washington Street. [5]
A 1918 book documented him as being " mulatto". [6]