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William Greenleaf Eliot
b.5 Aug 1811 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
d.23 Jan 1887 Pass Christian, Harrison, Mississippi, United States
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  1. Thomas Lamb Eliot1841 - 1936
  2. Henry Ware Eliot1843 - 1919
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Name William Greenleaf Eliot
Gender Male
Birth[1] 5 Aug 1811 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage to Abigail Adams Cranch
Death[1] 23 Jan 1887 Pass Christian, Harrison, Mississippi, United States
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William Greenleaf Eliot (August 5, 1811 – January 23, 1887) was an American educator, Unitarian minister, and civic leader in Missouri. He is most notable for founding Washington University in St. Louis, and also contributed to the founding of numerous other civic institutions, such as the Saint Louis Art Museum, public school system, and charitable institutions. The modernist poet T. S. Eliot was his grandson.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Greenleaf Eliot, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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