Carte de Visite of Sullivan Dorr

Sullivan Dorr (1778-1858) was a prosperous businessman and President of the Washington Insurance Company. Born in Boston, in his early years he went to Canton China as a representative of his family's mercantile business. In 1804 shortly after his return to the United States he married Lydia Allen of Providence. They had seven children, the oldest of whom was Thomas Wilson Dorr. Image source courtesy of Frank Mauran.