John Cleve Green
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 149 years ago |
Date of birth | April 14,1800 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Lawrenceville |
Lawrence Township | |
New Jersey | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 29,1875 |
Died | New York |
New York | |
United States | |
Alma mater | The Lawrenceville School |
Known for | Philanthropy |
Net worth | $7,000,000 ($150,000,000 in 2014 dollars) |
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ID | 953767 |
John Cleve Green Life story
John Cleve Green was a merchant and former partner of John Murray Forbes in the China trading house of Russell & Company. Green was a major benefactor of Princeton University and the Lawrenceville School, giving upwards of 1.5 million dollars, perhaps 2 million, to Princeton.