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Elihu Yale

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Noun1.Elihu Yale - English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721)Elihu Yale - English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721)


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Special Commendation went to The Elihu Yale in Wrexham.
At the time it was founded, Dummer - a former preacher - was the colonial agent for Massachusetts and Connecticut and decided to approach prominent luminaries of the time including Elihu Yale and Sir Isaac Newton for donations.
Merchant Imperialism: Streynsham Master and Elihu Yale During the late Stuart and Restoration periods in England the empire in Asia provided an exciting and lucrative playground for the children of the British elite.
 
 
 
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