Crowninshield, Jacob, 1770-1808
Variant namesShipping merchant, politician.
Jacob Crowninshield, born in 1770, a son of George Crowninshield and Mary Derby, started his career as a sea captain and merchant in the family business. He is remembered as the man who brought the first live elephants to New York, 1796, the same year that he married Sarah Gardner. He later engaged in politics, as a Massachusetts state senator, 1801, and a United States Representative for Massachusetts, 1803-1808.
In 1805, he declined the position of United States Secretary of the Navy, which he was offered by Thomas Jefferson. Jacob died in 1808.
From the description of Letter, 1806. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 49961947
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | America (Ship). America (Ship) logbook, 1795-1796. | Peabody Essex Museum | |
referencedIn | Crowninshield Family. Crowninshield Family Papers, 1697-1909. | Peabody Essex Museum | |
referencedIn | Crowninshield Family. Crowninshield Family Papers, 1697-1909. | Peabody Essex Museum | |
creatorOf | Crowninshield family. Papers, 1697-1909. | Peabody Museum of Salem | |
creatorOf | Crowninshield, Jacob, 1770-1808. Letter to Thomas Jefferson [manuscript], 1805 Feb. 23. | University of Virginia. Library | |
creatorOf | Crowninshield, Jacob, 1770-1808. Letter, 1806. | University of Florida | |
referencedIn | Derby Family. Derby Family Papers, 1716-1921. | Peabody Essex Museum | |
referencedIn | Edward Preble Papers, 1680-1912, (bulk 1799-1809) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D | Houghton Library |
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associatedWith | America (Ship) |
associatedWith | Crowninshield family. |
associatedWith | Crowninshield Family. |
associatedWith | Crowninshield Family. |
associatedWith | Derby Family. |
correspondedWith | Hathorne, John |
associatedWith | Houghton Library. |
associatedWith | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, |
associatedWith | Preble, Edward, 1761-1807. |
associatedWith | Various. |
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Birth 1770-03-31
Death 1808-04-15
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