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Wellesley (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry durant-henry-towle
Durant, Henry Towle, 1822-1881
Philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822; graduated at Harvard College in 1841; admitted to the bar in 1846; and became connected with Rufus Choate and other celebrated lawyers in practice in Boston.
Later he abandoned the practice of law to devote himself to the cause of religion and education.
After a few years his plans for an institution where women might receive a higher education were realized, and Wellesley College was founded at a cost of $1,000,000. The institution was opened in September, 1875, and was maintained by him at an expense of $50,000 a year until his death, and afterwards was aided by his widow.
He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.
New Hampshire (New Hampshire, United States) (search for this): entry durant-henry-towle
Durant, Henry Towle, 1822-1881
Philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822; graduated at Harvard College in 1841; admitted to the bar in 1846; and became connected with Rufus Choate and other celebrated lawyers in practice in Boston.
Later he abandoned the practice of law to devote himself to the cause of religion and education.
After a few years his plans for an institution where women might receive a higher education were realized, and Wellesley College was founded at a cost of $1,000,000. The institution was opened in September, 1875, and was maintained by him at an expense of $50,000 a year until his death, and afterwards was aided by his widow.
He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.
Hanover Court House (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry durant-henry-towle
Durant, Henry Towle, 1822-1881
Philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822; graduated at Harvard College in 1841; admitted to the bar in 1846; and became connected with Rufus Choate and other celebrated lawyers in practice in Boston.
Later he abandoned the practice of law to devote himself to the cause of religion and education.
After a few years his plans for an institution where women might receive a higher education were realized, and Wellesley College was founded at a cost of $1,000,000. The institution was opened in September, 1875, and was maintained by him at an expense of $50,000 a year until his death, and afterwards was aided by his widow.
He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.
Rufus Choate (search for this): entry durant-henry-towle
Durant, Henry Towle, 1822-1881
Philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822; graduated at Harvard College in 1841; admitted to the bar in 1846; and became connected with Rufus Choate and other celebrated lawyers in practice in Boston.
Later he abandoned the practice of law to devote himself to the cause of religion and education.
After a few years his plans for an institution where women might receive a higher education were realized, and Wellesley College was founded at a cost of $1,000,000. The institution was opened in September, 1875, and was maintained by him at an expense of $50,000 a year until his death, and afterwards was aided by his widow.
He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.
Henry Towle Durant (search for this): entry durant-henry-towle
Durant, Henry Towle, 1822-1881
Philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822; graduated at Harvard College in 1841; admitted to the bar in 1846; and became connected with Rufus Choate and other celebrated lawyers in practice in Boston.
Later he abandoned the practice of law to devote himself to the cause of religion and education.
After a few years his plans for an institution where women might receive a higher education were realized, and Wellesley College was founded at a cost of $1,000,000. The institution was opened in September, 1875, and was maintained by him at an expense of $50,000 a year until his death, and afterwards was aided by his widow.
He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.
1881 AD (search for this): entry durant-henry-towle
Durant, Henry Towle, 1822-1881
Philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822; graduated at Harvard College in 1841; admitted to the bar in 1846; and became connected with Rufus Choate and other celebrated lawyers in practice in Boston.
Later he abandoned the practice of law to devote himself to the cause of religion and education.
After a few years his plans for an institution where women might receive a higher education were realized, and Wellesley College was founded at a cost of $1,000,000. The institution was opened in September, 1875, and was maintained by him at an expense of $50,000 a year until his death, and afterwards was aided by his widow.
He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.
1846 AD (search for this): entry durant-henry-towle
Durant, Henry Towle, 1822-1881
Philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822; graduated at Harvard College in 1841; admitted to the bar in 1846; and became connected with Rufus Choate and other celebrated lawyers in practice in Boston.
Later he abandoned the practice of law to devote himself to the cause of religion and education.
After a few years his plans for an institution where women might receive a higher education were realized, and Wellesley College was founded at a cost of $1,000,000. The institution was opened in September, 1875, and was maintained by him at an expense of $50,000 a year until his death, and afterwards was aided by his widow.
He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.
October 3rd, 1881 AD (search for this): entry durant-henry-towle
Durant, Henry Towle, 1822-1881
Philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822; graduated at Harvard College in 1841; admitted to the bar in 1846; and became connected with Rufus Choate and other celebrated lawyers in practice in Boston.
Later he abandoned the practice of law to devote himself to the cause of religion and education.
After a few years his plans for an institution where women might receive a higher education were realized, and Wellesley College was founded at a cost of $1,000,000. The institution was opened in September, 1875, and was maintained by him at an expense of $50,000 a year until his death, and afterwards was aided by his widow.
He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.
1822 AD (search for this): entry durant-henry-towle
Durant, Henry Towle, 1822-1881
Philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822; graduated at Harvard College in 1841; admitted to the bar in 1846; and became connected with Rufus Choate and other celebrated lawyers in practice in Boston.
Later he abandoned the practice of law to devote himself to the cause of religion and education.
After a few years his plans for an institution where women might receive a higher education were realized, and Wellesley College was founded at a cost of $1,000,000. The institution was opened in September, 1875, and was maintained by him at an expense of $50,000 a year until his death, and afterwards was aided by his widow.
He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.
September, 1875 AD (search for this): entry durant-henry-towle
Durant, Henry Towle, 1822-1881
Philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822; graduated at Harvard College in 1841; admitted to the bar in 1846; and became connected with Rufus Choate and other celebrated lawyers in practice in Boston.
Later he abandoned the practice of law to devote himself to the cause of religion and education.
After a few years his plans for an institution where women might receive a higher education were realized, and Wellesley College was founded at a cost of $1,000,000. The institution was opened in September, 1875, and was maintained by him at an expense of $50,000 a year until his death, and afterwards was aided by his widow.
He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.