Vardry McBee

Vardry McBee
portrait of McBee while seated, wearing a brown coat with dark buttons over a white shirt collar against a dark background, and holding a matching hat on its side over his lap with his right arm resting across the furniture arm
by William Garl Browne (1823–1894), 1854
Born(1775-06-19)June 19, 1775
DiedJanuary 23, 1864(1864-01-23) (aged 88)
Burial placeChrist Episcopal Church, Greenville
TitleEsquire
Spouse
Jane Alexander
(m. 1804)
Children9, and Wilson Cooke

Vardry Echols McBee (June 19, 1775 – January 23, 1864) was an American saddlemaker, merchant, farmer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who has frequently been called, "the father of Greenville, South Carolina".


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