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Elihu Yale

Welsh merchant, slave trader and philanthropist (1649–1721)

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About Elihu Yale

Elihu Yale was a British colonial administrator. Born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Yale lived in America only as a child, and spent the rest of his life in England, Wales, and India. He became a clerk for the East India Company at Fort St. George, later Madras, and eventually rose to the Presidency of the settlement. He was later removed from the post under charges of corruption for self-dealing, and required to pay a fine. In 1699, he returned to Britain with a considerable fortune, around £200,000, mostly made by selling diamonds, and spent his time and wealth in philanthropy and art collecting.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by James Worsdale via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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Occupation: merchant, art collector, slave trader
Position held: Governor of Madras
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: April 5, 1649
Died: July 8, 1721

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