Rutgers, Henry
Born: Oct 07, 1745 AD
Died: 1830 AD, at 84 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Philanthropist
Died: 1830 AD, at 84 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Philanthropist
1745 - Born on the 7th of October in New York City, New York.
1776 - His home served as a barracks during the British occupation of New York.
1784 - Colonel Rutgers was elected to the New York Legislature, where he served several terms.
1802 - He served on the New York Board of Education Regents.
1812 - Colonel Rutgers would continue to play a role in the defense of the young nation after the Revolution, presiding over a meeting held on the 24th of June to organize American forces in New York in anticipation of a British attack in the ensuing War.
1830 - Died in New York on the 17th of February and was long believed to have been buried in a Dutch Reformed Church yard in Belleville, New Jersey.
1885 - In gratitude, the trustees of the institution renamed itself Rutgers College on the 5th of December.
1776 - His home served as a barracks during the British occupation of New York.
1784 - Colonel Rutgers was elected to the New York Legislature, where he served several terms.
1802 - He served on the New York Board of Education Regents.
1812 - Colonel Rutgers would continue to play a role in the defense of the young nation after the Revolution, presiding over a meeting held on the 24th of June to organize American forces in New York in anticipation of a British attack in the ensuing War.
1830 - Died in New York on the 17th of February and was long believed to have been buried in a Dutch Reformed Church yard in Belleville, New Jersey.
1885 - In gratitude, the trustees of the institution renamed itself Rutgers College on the 5th of December.
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