James Bowdoin (August 7, 1726 - November 6, 1790) was an American political and intellectual leader from Boston, Massachusetts during the American Revolution. He served in both the colonial council (senate) and house and was President of the state's constitutional convention. After independence he was governor of Massachusetts. His grandfather "(Pierre Boudouin)" was a Huguenot refugee from France. Pierre took his family first to Ireland, then to Portland, Maine, … Wikipedia
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