Metadata
Title
Rain, Samuel
Description
Samuel Rain was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1847. He served many leadership capacities in the Company, first as a Warden in 1856-1858, on the Managing Committee from 1859-61, in 1863, 1865, 1876-78, 1884 and in 1888 and on the Book Prices Committee from 1860-72. Rain was elected to serve a term as Secretary in 1866-1868, Vice President from 1869-1871 and finally as President of the Company from 1872-1874. In 1865, members of the Carpenters' Company proceeded to the funeral of the late President Abraham Lincoln in a body with Samuel Rain as marshal. The 1845 City Directory listed Rain as a carpenter living at 246 Wood street above 12th street.
Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Tom Stokes.
Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Tom Stokes.
Member Number
355
Last Name
Rain
First Name
Samuel
Deceased Date
1/1/1886
Date Elected
1/1/1847
Office Held
President, 1872-74
Secretary, 1866-68
Vice President, 1869-71
Warden, 1856-58
Committee Membership
Book Prices Committee, 1860-72
Managing Committee, 1859-61,63,65,76-78,84,85
Business Address
48 Wood St. (CD) (1835)
Reference
Carpenters' Co. Minutes-1865-108 Resolution offered by Edward Kelley adopted: that the Company proceed to the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, our late President, in a body under command of Samuel Rain as marshal. ------------------------ City Directory - 1835 - Samuel Rain, carpenter, 48 Wood. 1840 - Samuel, carpenter, 246 Wood above 12th. 1845, 50 - Samuel, carpenter, 8 Carrollton Square. 1854 - Samuel, carpenter, 128 Wallace ------------------------ City Records D.C. Liens; filed October 18, 1839; no note of satisfaction Samuel Rain & Joseph Lloyd vs. John Bosler. Claim for $420 for carpenters work against a 3 story brick dwelling house situate on the west side of 10th street 77 feet 8 inches north of Brown street in the District of Spring Garden bounded north and south by other ground of said John Bosler and east by 10th street. ----------------------- City Records D.C. Liens book #400; filed January 13, 1842; satisfied June 4, 1842 (with his signature) Samuel Rain & Joseph Lloyd doing business under the firm of Rain & Lloyd vs. Thomas H. Stockton and the building committee. Claim for $2176.42 for carpenters work against all that certain 3-story brick building or church & lot of ground whereon the same is erected in the District of Spring Garden at the northwest corner of 11th & Wood streets.