Joshua Bates
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Joshua Bates was a 19th-century American financier and philanthropist whose major donations helped establish and endow the Boston Public Library.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joshua Bates canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American expatriate
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banker ⓘ financier ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baring banking family
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City of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Brompton Cemetery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | transatlantic banking and public benefactions ⓘ |
| child | Elizabeth Anne Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | American citizen residing in Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1788-10-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1864-09-24 ⓘ |
| donatedTo |
Boston Public Library
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educational and charitable institutions in Boston ⓘ |
| educatedAt | public schools in Weymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| employer | Baring Brothers & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international finance
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philanthropy ⓘ |
| givenName | Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | history of the Boston Public Library ⓘ |
| heritage | New England Yankee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of free public libraries in the United States ⓘ |
| legacy | Bates Hall at the Boston Public Library named in his honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Boston mercantile community ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
funding the main reading room of the Boston Public Library
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major donations to establish the Boston Public Library ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Donation of the Bates Hall reading room
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Endowment of the Boston Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
financier
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merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Weymouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | senior partner at Baring Brothers & Co. ⓘ |
| relative | William Sturgis (brother-in-law) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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London, England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucretia Augusta Sturgis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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