1764 - 1854
Thomas Handasyd Perkins American Philanthropist
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| First Name |
Thomas
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| Middle Name |
Handasyd
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| Last Name |
Perkins
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| Birthday |
15th December, 1764
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| Birthplace |
Boston, Massachusetts
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| Died |
11th January, 1854
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| Place of Death |
Brookline, Massachusetts
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Shipping magnate
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| Occupation |
Philanthropist
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Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins, or T. H. Perkins (December 15, 1764 – January 11, 1854), was a wealthy Boston merchant and an archetypical Boston Brahmin. Starting with bequests from his grandfather and father-in-law, he amassed a huge fortune. As a young man, he was a slave trader in Haiti, a maritime Fur Trader, trading furs from the American Northwest to China, and then a major smuggler of Turkish opium into China. His philanthropic contributions include Perkins School for the Blind, renamed in his honor; the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; McLean Hospital; along with having a hand in founding the Massachusetts General Hospital.
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