Augustus Hemenway was a philanthropist and public servant in Boston, Massachusetts in the latter part of the 19th century. He was educated at Harvard University, the son of Edward Augustus Holyoke Hemenway and Mary Tileston Hemenway. His siblings were Edith Hemenway Eustis (1851-1904), Charlotte Augusta (d. 1865), Alice, (d. in infancy), and Amy.
In 1878, he donated the Hemenway Gymnasium to Harvard and expanded it in 1895; he also served as an overseer of the University. He supported a number of other institutions in the Boston area, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Groton School, Metropolitan Park Commission, and MIT. In December, 1881, he married Harriet Lawrence, who became the co-founder of the initial Audubon Society; the Massachusetts Audubon Society; they had five children.
Hemenway served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1890 to 1891. Upon his death in 1931, it was said of him: "In the various interests . . . thrust upon him, he never failed to do his full share in attending to the work at hand."
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In 1878, he donated the Hemenway Gymnasium to Harvard and expanded it in 1895; he also served as an overseer of the University. He supported a number of other institutions in the Boston area, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Groton School, Metropolitan Park Commission, and MIT. In December, 1881, he married Harriet Lawrence, who became the co-founder of the initial Audubon Society; the Massachusetts Audubon Society; they had five children.
Hemenway served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1890 to 1891. Upon his death in 1931, it was said of him: "In the various interests . . . thrust upon him, he never failed to do his full share in attending to the work at hand."
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Augustus Hemenway was a philanthropist and public servant in Boston, Massachusetts in the latter part of the 19th century. He was educated at Harvard University, the son of Edward Augustus Holyoke Hemenway and Mary Tileston Hemenway. His siblings were Edith Hemenway Eustis (1851-1904), Charlotte Augusta (d. 1865), Alice, (d. in infancy), and Amy.
In 1878, he donated the Hemenway Gymnasium to Harvard and expanded it in 1895; he also served as an overseer of the University. He supported a number of other institutions in the Boston area, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Groton School, Metropolitan Park Commission, and MIT. In December, 1881, he married Harriet Lawrence, who became the co-founder of the initial Audubon Society; the Massachusetts Audubon Society; they had five children.
Hemenway served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1890 to 1891. Upon his death in 1931, it was said of him: "In the various interests . . . thrust upon him, he never failed to do his full share in attending to the work at hand."
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In 1878, he donated the Hemenway Gymnasium to Harvard and expanded it in 1895; he also served as an overseer of the University. He supported a number of other institutions in the Boston area, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Groton School, Metropolitan Park Commission, and MIT. In December, 1881, he married Harriet Lawrence, who became the co-founder of the initial Audubon Society; the Massachusetts Audubon Society; they had five children.
Hemenway served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1890 to 1891. Upon his death in 1931, it was said of him: "In the various interests . . . thrust upon him, he never failed to do his full share in attending to the work at hand."
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