Known as "The Merchant Prince of New England" he had come from Portugal to Newport, acheived financial success and a respected standing in the community. He laid the cornerstone for Touro Synagogue and he founded Leicester Academy.

After the war and the end of the British occupation of Newport. He was on his way back to his former headquarters when his horse and carriage overturned killing him instantly.

The picture of Aaron Lopez and Newport harbor is from a Joseph Jacobs
publication sponsored by Maxwell House coffee.