biography
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Perkins, Thomas (Handasyd)
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| lived:
| (1764–1854)
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| biography:
| Merchant and philanthropist, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He made his fortune trading in Santo Domingo (1785–92) and China (1792–1838), and was a prominent Federalist state legislator (1805–24). His generous local philanthropy benefited Massachusetts General Hospital, the Boston Athenaeum, and the Perkins Institution for the Blind, renamed for him after a major benefaction in 1833. |
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