George Fayerweather

George Fayerweather III (c. 1802– 13 November 1869) was an American blacksmith and abolitionist. He was of mixed Narragansett and African descent from South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States.

Early life and education Fayerweather was born to George Fayerweather, a blacksmith who built the 1820 Fayerweather homestead, and a Narragansett woman who was the descendant of a sachem. Several parents took their daughters out of the school, and it was closed under the notorious Connecticut Black Law of 1833.

Fayerweather and his family moved to Kingston in 1855 to the Fayerweather homestead; he followed his father and brother Solomon as the village blacksmith. Their residence became a center of anti-slavery activity in the community, and they entertained numerous famous abolitionists in their home.

Fayerwether died on 13 November 1869 in Kingston, and was buried at Old Fernwood Cemetery.