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'''Jonathan Bourne''' (1811–1889) was a [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] alderman, major investor in the [[Whaling in the United States|whaling business]],<ref>John Clark Rand. One of a thousand: a series of biographical sketches of one thousand representative men resident in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-'89. First national publishing company, 1890; p.66-67</ref> member of executive councils of Massachusetts governors [[George D. Robinson]] and [[Oliver Ames]], and namesake of the town of [[Bourne, Massachusetts|Bourne]].<ref>Elias Nason, George Jones Varney. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts, rev. ed. B.B. Russell, 1890; p.190.</ref> |
'''Jonathan Bourne''' (1811–1889) was a [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] alderman, major investor in the [[Whaling in the United States|whaling business]],<ref>John Clark Rand. One of a thousand: a series of biographical sketches of one thousand representative men resident in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-'89. First national publishing company, 1890; p.66-67</ref> member of executive councils of Massachusetts governors [[George D. Robinson]] and [[Oliver Ames (governor)|Oliver Ames]], and namesake of the town of [[Bourne, Massachusetts|Bourne]].<ref>Elias Nason, George Jones Varney. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts, rev. ed. B.B. Russell, 1890; p.190.</ref> |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and Politician |
| Known for | Namesake of Bourne, Massachusetts |
Jonathan Bourne (1811–1889) was a New Bedford alderman, major investor in the whaling business,[1] member of executive councils of Massachusetts governors George D. Robinson and Oliver Ames, and namesake of the town of Bourne.[2]
References
- ^ John Clark Rand. One of a thousand: a series of biographical sketches of one thousand representative men resident in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-'89. First national publishing company, 1890; p.66-67
- ^ Elias Nason, George Jones Varney. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts, rev. ed. B.B. Russell, 1890; p.190.
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