Knowledge

Jonathan Bourne Jr. (merchant)

Source 📝

125: 30: 166: 156:
on March 25, 1811, the tenth of eleven children, and was raised on a farm there. When he was seventeen, he moved to New Bedford and entered the grocery business. By the time he was 24, he had married into the Nye-Howland family and had started investing in whaling ships.
397: 392: 402: 330: 189:
became the most lucrative whaling ship in New Bedford's history. Bourne would serve as agent for 24 vessels and own stock in 22 more.
209: 108: 124: 387: 346: 193: 137: 254:
History of Bristol County, Massachusetts With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1
205: 174: 141: 103: 69: 217: 153: 50: 276: 192:
He also invested in the Gosnold Mill, Hathaway Mill, Bourne Mill, and Acushnet Mill. He also directed the
221: 90: 252: 382: 377: 326: 213: 196:, the Western Railroad, and the New Bedford, Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamboat Company. 277:"MSS 18: Jonathan Bourne Jr. Business Records, 1836-1899 - New Bedford Whaling Museum" 177:
is based on Jonathan Bourne's ship, and was commissioned by his daughter Emily Bourne.
371: 320: 29: 165: 164: 322:
Treasures of the Whaling Museum: Touchstone to the Region's Past
232:
Bourne died at his home in New Bedford on August 7, 1889.
185:, a merchant vessel he converted to a whaling ship. The 257:. Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis & Co. pp. 144–145 117: 96: 85: 77: 58: 36: 20: 8: 140:agent and merchant who lived and worked in 220:achieve township, and that town was named 28: 17: 246: 244: 212:. He was instrumental in the election of 240: 398:People from New Bedford, Massachusetts 204:Bourne was initially a member of the 7: 393:19th-century American businesspeople 325:. Old Dartmouth Historical Society. 319:Museum, New Bedford Whaling (2015). 314: 312: 310: 308: 306: 304: 302: 300: 298: 403:People from Sandwich, Massachusetts 251:Hurd, Duane Hamilton, ed. (1883). 14: 152:Jonathan Bourne Jr. was born in 123: 173:in the Bourne Building of the 1: 265:– via Internet Archive. 194:Union Street Railway Company 361:– via Newspapers.com. 353:. August 8, 1889. p. 4 419: 347:"Death of Jonathan Bourne" 181:In 1841, he purchased the 175:New Bedford Whaling Museum 81:Businessman and politician 122: 27: 169:The half-scale model of 154:Sandwich, Massachusetts 178: 388:Bourne, Massachusetts 281:www.whalingmuseum.org 208:, and later became a 168: 91:Bourne, Massachusetts 134:Jonathan Bourne Jr. 22:Jonathan Bourne Jr. 179: 144:, Massachusetts. 136:(1811–1889) was a 332:978-0-9845534-6-4 161:Business ventures 131: 130: 410: 363: 362: 360: 358: 351:Fall River Globe 343: 337: 336: 316: 293: 292: 290: 288: 283:. April 11, 2021 273: 267: 266: 264: 262: 248: 200:Civic engagement 127: 65: 46: 44: 32: 18: 418: 417: 413: 412: 411: 409: 408: 407: 368: 367: 366: 356: 354: 345: 344: 340: 333: 318: 317: 296: 286: 284: 275: 274: 270: 260: 258: 250: 249: 242: 238: 230: 214:Abraham Lincoln 202: 163: 150: 113: 97:Political party 73: 72:, Massachusetts 67: 63: 54: 53:, Massachusetts 48: 42: 40: 23: 12: 11: 5: 416: 414: 406: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 380: 370: 369: 365: 364: 338: 331: 294: 268: 239: 237: 234: 229: 226: 201: 198: 162: 159: 149: 146: 129: 128: 120: 119: 115: 114: 112: 111: 106: 100: 98: 94: 93: 87: 86:Known for 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 68: 66:(aged 78) 62:August 7, 1889 60: 56: 55: 49: 47:March 25, 1811 38: 34: 33: 25: 24: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 415: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 375: 373: 352: 348: 342: 339: 334: 328: 324: 323: 315: 313: 311: 309: 307: 305: 303: 301: 299: 295: 282: 278: 272: 269: 256: 255: 247: 245: 241: 235: 233: 227: 225: 223: 219: 218:West Sandwich 215: 211: 207: 199: 197: 195: 190: 188: 184: 176: 172: 167: 160: 158: 155: 147: 145: 143: 139: 135: 126: 121: 116: 110: 107: 105: 102: 101: 99: 95: 92: 88: 84: 80: 78:Occupation(s) 76: 71: 61: 57: 52: 39: 35: 31: 26: 19: 16: 355:. Retrieved 350: 341: 321: 285:. Retrieved 280: 271: 259:. Retrieved 253: 231: 216:. He helped 203: 191: 186: 182: 180: 170: 151: 133: 132: 89:Namesake of 64:(1889-08-07) 15: 383:1889 deaths 378:1811 births 224:after him. 142:New Bedford 70:New Bedford 372:Categories 287:August 15, 236:References 210:Republican 206:Whig Party 109:Republican 43:1811-03-25 148:Biography 118:Signature 51:Sandwich 138:whaling 357:May 8, 329:  261:May 8, 222:Bourne 187:Lagoda 183:Lagoda 171:Lagoda 228:Death 359:2024 327:ISBN 289:2023 263:2024 104:Whig 59:Died 37:Born 374:: 349:. 297:^ 279:. 243:^ 335:. 291:. 45:) 41:(

Index


Sandwich
New Bedford
Bourne, Massachusetts
Whig
Republican

whaling
New Bedford
Sandwich, Massachusetts

New Bedford Whaling Museum
Union Street Railway Company
Whig Party
Republican
Abraham Lincoln
West Sandwich
Bourne


History of Bristol County, Massachusetts With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1
"MSS 18: Jonathan Bourne Jr. Business Records, 1836-1899 - New Bedford Whaling Museum"







Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.