Henry Davis Sleeper

Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934) was a nationally-noted antiquarian, collector, and interior decorator. He was born March 27, 1878, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was grandson of Jacob Sleeper and son of Jacob Henry Sleeper. He was a member of Dabsville.

He was sufficiently prominent that his design showcase home in Gloucestershire, Massachusetts, Beauport, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2003.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/03000641.pdf National Historic Landmark Nomination: Beauport / Sleeper-McCann House; Little Beauport; Sleeper, Henry Davis, House] |32 KB|date=2001-08-31 |author=Timothy T. Orwig, Carolyn Pitts, and Patty Henry |publisher=National Park Service ("including maps and plans" and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/03000641.pdf "Accompanying nine photos, exterior and interior, from 1977, 1979, 1980s, 1994"] |32 KB]

Sleeper became the U.S. representative and a major fundraiser for the American Field Service ambulance corps during World War I. France awarded him the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor.

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