James Bowdoin III
James Bowdoin III | |
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Gosnold, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Education | Harvard College |
| Known for | Assistance in creating Bowdoin College |
| Spouse | Sarah Dearborn |
James Bowdoin III (September 22, 1752 – October 11, 1811) was an American philanthropist and statesman from
Battle of Lexington he returned home. He served in the Massachusetts state legislature
and on the council before attending the Massachusetts’ constitutional convention in 1779 and 1780.
James devoted several years to scholarly pursuits, until he was appointed the
Paris ended without success. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1786.[2]
When Bowdoin College was founded in Maine, he gave the new school 6,000 acres (24 km2) and $5,500. When he died, he also bequeathed his considerable library, papers, mineral collection, scientific apparatus and art collection to the school. He died in 1811 on Naushon Island in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
References
- ^ United States Department of State list of ambassadors to Spain
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
Further reading
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article about his father devotes the last paragraph to the son, James Bowdoin III.
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