Mary R. Denman

Mary R. Denman (August 13/31, 1823 – November 23/27, 1899) was an American temperance activist and social reform leader. She was one of the organizers and served as the first president of the New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Home for the Friendless and was prominent and active in other charities. a carriage manufacturer, who had an extensive business in New Orleans. He was president of the Mechanics' Bank, Newark, when he died, on November 25, 1866. He left a large fortune.