Colgate University - Salmagundi Yearbook (Hamilton, NY)

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t .,E ti? S Y James Boorman Colgate AMES BOORMAN COLGATE was born in New York City, March 4-th, 1818. His father, William Colgate, one of the founders of the American and Foreign Bible Society, was a great friend of Madison Csince 1890, Colgatej University, and to this interest his sons, James B. and Samuel, succeeded, the latter giving his attention to the welfare of the Seminary. james B. was first a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, New York, of which he was Clerk for some time, and afterwards a member of the Warburton Avenue Baptist Church of Yonkers, where, for many years he was Deacon. He was one of the founders of the New York Baptist Social Union. His first marriage was to Miss Ellen S. Hoyt of Utica, New York, who lived only two years, his second, to Miss Susan F. Colby in 1851, of New London, New Hampshire, daughter of Governor Anthony Colby of that State. He was Trustee of the University from 1861 to the time of his death in 1904, and President of the Board from 1864. His gifts to the University in money were about JSl,7S0,000.00, of which one million is known as the Dodge lVlemorial Fund. He built outright the Academy-now the Administration Building- the Library and the l'resident,s house. His first business was dry goods CAbbe Sz Colgatej-then, and to his death he carried on business in Wall Street C'l'revor 8: Colgatej, later flames li. Colgate Sz Co.D. His generosity to the institution grew Ollt of his belief in what it stood for, for he was a man of deep and intelligent convictions, and was most conscientious in his loyalty to them. Yet while firm he was very modest and unassuming. His great success was absolutely untainted by any affectation. He was a Christian business man, and faithful to his high ideals everywhere. His affection for the University increasingly continued to the end. The new Chapel is a memorial to him.-W. M. L. Thirteen

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