Thomas Handasyd Perkins
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 169 years ago |
Date of birth | December 15,1764 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Boston |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Date of died | January 11,1854 |
Died | Brookline |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Children | Caroline Perkins Gardiner |
Job | Merchant |
Books | Remarks Made by the Hon. T. H. Perkins at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Boston Exchange: August 2, 1841 |
A Visit to the Red Sulphur Spring of Virginia: During the Summer of 1837: with Observations on the Waters | |
Great grandchild | Mary Cabot Wheelwright |
Grandchildren | Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz |
Walter Channing Cabot | |
Parents | Elizabeth Peck Perkins |
Current partner | Sarah Eliot Perkins |
Place of burial | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Massachusetts, United States |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 642417 |
Thomas Handasyd Perkins Life story
Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins, also known as T. H. Perkins, was an American merchant, slave trader, smuggler and philanthropist from a wealthy Boston Brahmin family. Starting with bequests from his grandfather and father-in-law, he amassed a huge fortune.