James Bowdoin

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James Bowdoin was an 18th-century American political leader, scholar, and governor of Massachusetts who played a key role in the intellectual and civic life of the early United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf governor
human
politician
scholar
child James Bowdoin III
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1726-08-07
dateOfDeath 1790-11-06
educatedAt Harvard College
ethnicGroup New England colonists
familyName Bowdoin
fieldOfWork mathematics
natural philosophy
politics
givenName James
honoredIn Bowdoin College
knownFor contributions to early American science
leadership during Shays’ Rebellion
role in founding the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
serving as Governor of Massachusetts after the American Revolution
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
namesake Bowdoin College
nativeLanguage English
notableWork political essays on the American Revolution
reports on Shays’ Rebellion
scientific correspondence with Benjamin Franklin
writings on electricity and natural philosophy
occupation merchant
politician
scholar
participantIn American Revolution
Shays’ Rebellion (as state leader)
placeOfBirth Boston
placeOfDeath Boston
politicalAlignment Patriot (American Revolution)
positionHeld Governor of Massachusetts
President of the Massachusetts Council
President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress
religion Congregationalism
residence Boston
Massachusetts
sexOrGender male
spouse Elizabeth Erving
workLocation Boston
Massachusetts


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