# Silas Lapham — The Rise of Silas Lapham character guide

> Silas Lapham in The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Lapham, Si, Colonel, Colonel Silas Lapham, Colonel Lapham, the Colonel, Mr. Lapham

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A self-made paint millionaire struggling to enter Boston high society while facing financial ruin.

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