Josiah Quincy III
American
Notable politician, Josiah Quincy III, was a member of the United States House of Representatives, Mayor of Boston and President of Harvard University. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Josiah Quincy II
- Son: Josiah Quincy IV
Notable politician, Josiah Quincy III, was a member of the United States House of Representatives, Mayor of Boston and President of Harvard University. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1772/02/04 | Josiah Quincy is born the son of Josiah Quincy II and Abigail Phillips, in Boston, on that part of Washington Street that was then known as Marlborough Street. | Born | |||||
| 1780/07/00 | For 3 or 4 days each summer Josiah and his mother visit his grandfather at his seat in Braintree, a delightful and eagerly expected visit which never fails to be a season of perfect and uninterrupted boyish felicity. | Guest | Josiah Quincy House | Quincy | |||
| 1784/04/00 | Josiah Quincy inherits his grandfather's residence. | Home | Josiah Quincy House | Quincy | |||
| 1824/01/13 | Mayor Quincy holds a public meeting to consider his proposal to replace the existing Faneuil Hall market (built 1742, enlarged 1805-06) with a new market immediately east of Faneuil Hall on a site to be created by filling in the Town Dock and building ove | Work | Quincy Market, Boston | Boston | |||
| 1824/08/24 | Boston Mayor Josiah Quincy host a reception for General Lafayette in the Doric Hall at the State House and Lafayette has dinner with the Governor of Massachusetts. | Dignitary | Massachusetts Statehouse | Boston | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1824/08/25 | Josiah Quincy IV gives the commencement address in Latin at his graduation from the Law School at Harvard College. | Dignitary | Harvard Yard | Cambridge, MA | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1826/04/27 | The cornerstone of Faneuil Hall Market is laid. The structure is being built east of Faneuil Hall which is on the waterfront at the town dock. The entire project involves the creation of six new streets and the extension of the Boston waterfront. | Work | Quincy Market, Boston | Boston | |||
| 1864/07/01 | Josiah Quincy III dies on his farm in Quincy, Massachusetts. | Died |
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