Jeremiah Dummer
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| Born | 1681 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 19, 1739 Essex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education |
Harvard College University of Utrecht |
| Occupation | Colonial agent for Connecticut and Massachusetts |
| Known for | Yale University benefactor |
| Parent(s) |
Jeremiah Dummer Anna Dummer |
Jeremiah Dummer (1681 – May 19, 1739) was an important colonial figure for New England in the early 18th century. His most significant contributions to American history were his A Defense of the New England Charters and his role in the formation of Yale College.
Jeremiah Dummer's family history can be traced back to the Dummer village in England in the 12th century. Dummer's grandfather, Richard Dummer, was the first in the family to settle in New England, in Newbury, Massachusetts in 1635. Richard had five children in Newbury by his second wife, Francis Burr Dummer. Richard's son, Jeremiah Dummer, Sr., was a prominent colonial craftsman and one of the original silversmiths born in the Americas. In 1672, he married Anna Atwater. Jeremiah Jr., the sixth of their nine children, was born in Boston in 1681. Jeremiah Jr.'s historical significance would eclipse that of his father, who has been said to have been "A man of rare versatility for the times, he learned and successfully pursued his profession of silversmith, producing pieces that today stand out in the work of the period for their dignity, simplicity, and artistic workmanship." Although Dummer's father had received little education while being raised in an agricultural setting in New England, he was able to see to it that his children were well educated.
Jeremiah Dummer graduated from Harvard College in 1699. Deciding to pursue a career in theology, Dummer traveled to Europe and matriculated July 28, 1702 at the University of Leiden In the same year he also matriculated at the University of Utrecht
In 1702 Jeremiah Dummer published: Disputatio Theologica de Christi ad inferos descensu. : quam … sub praesidio …D. Hermanni Witsii … placidè ventilandam proponit, Jeremias Dummer, Americano-Anglus, Auctor et Respondens. – Lugduni Batavorum : apud Abraham Elzevier, 1702. – 24, [2] p. ; in-4.
Jeremiah Dummer received February 13, 1703 a doctorate from the University of Utrecht The title description of his dissertation is: Disputatio Philosophica Inauguralis de animorum Mέταγγισμψ, Quam… pro Doctoratus in Philosophia Gradu ad Liberalium Artium Magisterio Jer. Dummer, Anglus Americanus… - Trajecti ad Rhenum : ex officina Guilielmi van de Water, 1703. 23 p. ; 4°.
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