Josiah Quincy III: Boston Statesman

Josiah Quincy III: Boston Statesman

Josiah Quincy III

A politician, educator, and lawyer of the early American Republic era. Serving as a Federalist politician, he held office as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Mayor of Boston, and later promoted educational reform as President of Harvard University. Hailing from the prominent Quincy family, he is known as a representative figure of New England's intellectual society.

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Year Josiah Quincy III
1772
Birth of Josiah Quincy III (Period: February 4, 1772, Location: Present-day Boston, Massachusetts, United States)
1800
Political Activities During the Decline of the Federalist Party (Age: 27 years old, Period: Early 1800s, Location: Northeastern United States)
1812
War of 1812 (Age: 39 years old, Period: 1812–1815, Location: Southern United States, especially around Alabama and Tennessee)
1823
Taking Office as Mayor of Boston (Age: 50 years old, Period: 1823–1828, Location: Boston, Massachusetts)
1824
Construction of Quincy Market (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1824–1826, Location: Boston, Massachusetts)
1829
Assuming Presidency of Harvard University (Age: 56 years old, Period: 1829–1845, Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts)
1864
Death of Josiah Quincy III (Age: 92 years old, Period: July 1, 1864)

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