Background
Bowdoin, James was born on August 7, 1726 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James and Hannah (Pordage) Bowdoin.
Bowdoin, James was born on August 7, 1726 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James and Hannah (Pordage) Bowdoin.
Graduated from Harvard, 1745. Doctor of Laws, Edinburgh U.
Elected to Massachusetts General Court, 1753-1756. Member Massachusetts Council, 1757. President Massachusetts Provincial Congress, 1775, Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1779.
Governor Massachusetts, 1785-1787. Suppressed Shay’s Rebellion, 1786. Member Massachusetts Convention to ratify United States Constitution, 1788.
1st president American Academy Arts and Sciences. Fellow Harvard, 1779. Fellow royal societies of London and Edinburgh.
Bowdoin College named in his honor.
Member Massachusetts Council, 1757. Member Massachusetts Convention to ratify United States Constitution, 1788.
Married Elizabeth Erving, September 15, 1748.