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Josiah Quincy III (/ ˈ k w ɪ n z i /; February 4, 1772 – July 1, 1864) was an American educator and political figure. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1805–1813), mayor of Boston (1823–1828), and President of Harvard University (1829–1845).
Josiah Quincy (1772-1864) was President of Harvard University from January 29, 1829 to August 27, 1845. He was also a politician, serving as a Federalist congressman, Boston mayor, Massachusetts municipal court judge, and Massachusetts state representative and state senator.
- Emily Mace
Quincy House at Harvard College. Named for Josiah Quincy III (1772-1864), President of Harvard from 1829 to 1845, and also a mayor of Boston, congressman, judge, businessman, and author, Quincy House officially opened in September 1959.
From 1829 to 1845, he served as president of Harvard University. He died in Quincy, Massachusetts, on July 1, 1864. This Josiah Quincy was technically Josiah Quincy III, but did not use the suffix, so his son Josiah was known as Josiah Quincy Jr, like his grandfather.
18 de nov. de 2011 · In his history of Harvard, Josiah Quincy III, who was president of Harvard from 1829 to 1845, wrote that Perkins “was formed on the noblest and purest model of professional uprightness; without guile and without reproach.” Said Mann in an email, “Standards change, and the slave trade was once considered a legitimate form of commerce.”
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When Colonel Quincy died in 1784, the house was passed to his young grandson, Josiah Quincy III. Josiah III inherited the house his grandfather had built the year his father defended the British soldiers, and where Colonel Quincy had so intently observed the movements of the British troops.
Josiah Quincy III ( / ˈkwɪnzi /; February 4, 1772 – July 1, 1864) was an American educator and political figure. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1805–1813), mayor of Boston (1823–1828), and President of Harvard University (1829–1845). The historic Quincy Market in downtown Boston is named in his honor.
