Gardner Hubbard
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Gardner Hubbard was a 19th-century American lawyer, financier, and philanthropist best known as the first president of the Bell Telephone Company and a key early supporter of Alexander Graham Bell.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gardner Hubbard canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
financier
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human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
education for the deaf
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postal telegraph reform in the United States ⓘ |
| alternateName | Gardner Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1822-08-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Mabel Gardiner Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Clarke School for the Deaf
NERFINISHED
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National Geographic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1897-12-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard Law School ⓘ Phillips Academy Andover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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telecommunications ⓘ |
| founded | Bell Telephone Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the telephone industry in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early financial support of Alexander Graham Bell
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promotion of the telephone ⓘ role in founding the National Geographic Society ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Geographic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gardiner Greene Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
first president of the Bell Telephone Company
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first president of the National Geographic Society ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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financier ⓘ lawyer ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of the Massachusetts Board of Education
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president of the Bell Telephone Company ⓘ president of the National Geographic Society ⓘ trustee of the Clarke School for the Deaf ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Alexander Graham Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| sonInLaw | Alexander Graham Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Gertrude Mercer McCurdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | research of Alexander Graham Bell ⓘ |
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