American patriot and philanthropist of Revolutionary days, born in Canton, MA, on the 1st of March 1757; served in the Revolutionary army and was present at Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga. He was by trade a silversmith, located at Dedham, in Massachusetts, and in later life was one of Boston’s leading merchants. He died in Roxbury, MA, on the 13th of January 1842, bequeathing by his will $350,000 to the trustees of Harvard University, $175,000 of which was to be used in the foundation of the present Bussey School of Agriculture, and the balance applied for the sustenance of the law and divinity schools.
