John Lee

male, deceased (1866)
John Lee LL.D (28 April 1783-25 February 1866), born John Fiott, was an English philanthropist, astronomer, mathematician, antiquarian and...
Thomas Cushing

Thomas Cushing

male, deceased (1788)
Thomas Cushing (March 24, 1725 - February 28, 1788) was an American lawyer and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a delegate for...
Samuel Eliot

Samuel Eliot

male, deceased (1898)
Samuel Eliot (December 22 1821-September 14 1898) was a historian, educator, and public-minded citizen of Boston, Massachusetts and Hartford,...
Ichabod Goodwin

Ichabod Goodwin

male, deceased (1882)
Ichabod Goodwin (October 10, 1796 - July 4, 1882) was the governor of the state of New Hampshire from 1859 to 1861. Goodwin was born at North...
John Loudon McAdam

John Loudon McAdam

male, deceased (1836)
John Loudon McAdam (September 21 1756 - November 26 1836) was a Scottish engineer and road-builder. He invented a new process, "macadamisation",...
David Sassoon

David Sassoon

male, deceased (1864)
David Sassoon (1792 - 1864) was a prominent Bombay (now Mumbai) businessman and philanthropist of Iraqi origin. He was born in Baghdad into a...
William Jerdan

William Jerdan

male, deceased (1869)
William Jerdan (April 16, 1782 - July 11, 1869), Scottish journalist, was born at Kelso, Scotland. During the years between 1799 and 1806, he spent...

John Perkins Cushing

male, deceased (1862)
John Perkins Cushing (b. April 22 1787 - d.1862), called "Ku-Shing" by the Chinese, was a very wealthy Boston sea merchant, opium smuggler, and...
Philip Henry Gosse

Philip Henry Gosse

male, deceased (1888)
Philip Henry Gosse (April 6, 1810 - August 23, 1888) was an English naturalist and science popularizer, now best known for his attempt to reconcile...
James Hannington

James Hannington

male, deceased (1885)
James Hannington (1847-1885) was an Anglican missionary, and a Christian saint and martyr. Hannington was born at Hurstpierpoint in Sussex,...