Emily Harvie Thomas Tubman (March 21, 1794 – June 9, 1885) was an American philanthropist.
Born in Virginia, she became a prominent socialite and businesswoman in Augusta, Georgia, and was an early supporter of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Later that year, she married Richard Tubman, an Englishman from Maryland with extensive landholdings in Georgia.
[1] Due to fears of contracting yellow fever, Emily would spend her summers in Frankfort for the rest of her life.
[2] Richard died in 1836, leaving Emily in charge of the large estate and extensive properties.
[6] Among her other business ventures, she was a shareholder of the Georgia Railroad and owned many stocks in a manufacturing company by John Pendleton King.