#1Politics & Law
James C. Greenough
1829–1924American educator and college president
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2 famous people were born in Wendell
Most widely known is James C. Greenough, the American educator and college president, with articles in 4 languages. The list has one more: the American translator Anne Toppan Wilbur Wood. Over the border in Montague, 12 names are on record, led by Raymond Smith Dugan. The first birth on record is Anne Toppan Wilbur Wood’s, in 1817, and the last James C. Greenough’s, in 1829.
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James C. Greenough
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1817
Anne Toppan Wilbur Wood
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1829
James C. Greenough
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Photo credits (3)
- James C. Greenough: Original photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Hunt Allen: credited to Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons