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Jonathan Bourne Jr. | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Businessman and Politician |
Known for | Namesake of Bourne, Massachusetts |
Jonathan Bourne Jr. (1811—1889) was a whaling agent and merchant who lived and worked in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
He was the tenth of eleven children and was raised on a farm in Sandwich, Massachusetts. When he was seventeen, he moved to New Bedford and entered the grocery business. [1] [2]: 45 By the time he was 24, he had married into the Nye-Howland family and had started investing in whaling ships. [2]: 45
In 1841, he purchased the Lagoda, a merchant vessel he converted to a whaling ship. [2]: 45 The Lagoda became the most lucrative whaling ship in New Bedford's history. [2]: 45 Bourne would serve as agent for 24 vessels and own stock in 22 more. [2]: 45
He also invested in the Gosnold Mill, Hathaway Mill, Bourne Mill, and Acushnet Mill. [2]: 45 He also directed the Union Street Railway Company, the Western Railroad, and the New Bedford, Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamboat Company. [2]: 45
He was instrumental in the election of Abraham Lincoln. [2]: 45 He helped West Sandwich achieve township, and that town was named Bourne after him. [2]: 45
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (August 2023) |
Jonathan Bourne Jr. | |
---|---|
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Businessman and Politician |
Known for | Namesake of Bourne, Massachusetts |
Jonathan Bourne Jr. (1811—1889) was a whaling agent and merchant who lived and worked in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
He was the tenth of eleven children and was raised on a farm in Sandwich, Massachusetts. When he was seventeen, he moved to New Bedford and entered the grocery business. [1] [2]: 45 By the time he was 24, he had married into the Nye-Howland family and had started investing in whaling ships. [2]: 45
In 1841, he purchased the Lagoda, a merchant vessel he converted to a whaling ship. [2]: 45 The Lagoda became the most lucrative whaling ship in New Bedford's history. [2]: 45 Bourne would serve as agent for 24 vessels and own stock in 22 more. [2]: 45
He also invested in the Gosnold Mill, Hathaway Mill, Bourne Mill, and Acushnet Mill. [2]: 45 He also directed the Union Street Railway Company, the Western Railroad, and the New Bedford, Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamboat Company. [2]: 45
He was instrumental in the election of Abraham Lincoln. [2]: 45 He helped West Sandwich achieve township, and that town was named Bourne after him. [2]: 45