Governor Yale

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Governor Yale is an alternate name for Elihu Yale, the British-American merchant and philanthropist whose donations helped establish Yale University.

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instanceOf colonial administrator
human
merchant
alternateName Elihu Yale NERFINISHED
birthDate 1649-04-05
birthPlace Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED
burialPlace St Giles’ Church, Wrexham NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1721-07-08
deathPlace London, England
donatedTo Collegiate School in Saybrook NERFINISHED
Yale University NERFINISHED
educatedAt St Paul’s School, London NERFINISHED
employer British East India Company NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup English
familyName Yale NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork colonial administration
overseas trade
givenName Elihu NERFINISHED
hasHonorificTitle Governor
heritage New England-born of English parents
memberOf British East India Company elite in Madras
namesakeOf Yale University NERFINISHED
notableEvent impeachment and removal from office in Madras on charges of corruption
notableFact Yale University was renamed in his honor in 1718 NERFINISHED
notableFor major benefactor of Yale University
notableWork donations of books, goods, and a portrait to the Collegiate School in Saybrook
occupation colonial governor
merchant
philanthropist
parent David Yale NERFINISHED
Ursula Knight NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Fort St. George, Madras
religion Anglicanism NERFINISHED
residence London, England
Madras, India NERFINISHED
Wrexham, Wales NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Catherine Hynmers NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 18th century
late 17th century
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

Madras NERFINISHED

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Elihu Yale alternateName Governor Yale