Background
ANGELL, James Burr ill was born on January 7, 1829 in Scituate, Rhode Island, United States.
ANGELL, James Burr ill was born on January 7, 1829 in Scituate, Rhode Island, United States.
Studied at Brown University and in Europe. Doctor of Laws.
Professor of Modern Languages, Brown University, 1853-1860. Editor Providence Journal, 1860-1866. President University of Vermont, 1866-1871.
Minister of United States to China, 1880- SI. Member of Fisheries Commission of United States and Great Britain, 1887. Member of Deep Waterways Commission, Canada and United States 1896.
United States Minister to Turkey, 1897-1898. President of the University of Michigan 1871, President Emeritus, 1909.