Cadwallader Colden

Cadwallader Colden ( February 7, 1688 – September 20, 1776 ) was a physician, farmer, surveyor, botanist, and a lieutenant governor for the Province of New York.

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February 7 - 1688 - September 20 - 1776 - Physician - Farmer - Surveyor - Botanist - Lieutenant governor - Province of New York

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He was born in Ireland, of Scottish parents while his mother Janet Hughes (d. 1731) was visiting there. His father, Rev. Alexander Colden A.B.(1664-1738) of Dunse (Dunsie), Berwickshire, Scotland, sent him to Edinburgh University to become a minister. When he graduated, he continued his studies in physics, anatomy, chemistry and botany. In 1710, his aunt invited him to Philadelphia where he started his practice in medicine. He returned to Scotland to marry Alice Chryste in 1715, and returned with her to Philadelphia that same year.

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Ireland - Scottish - Dunse (Dunsie), Berwickshire, Scotland - Edinburgh University - 1710 - Philadelphia - 1715

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On November 1, 1765 Cadwallader was confronted by a huge crowd carrying and effigy of him in a prade to protest the Stamp Act. He seemed to enjoy confrontation and had gone out of his way to to defend royal prerogative. Members of the throng had appropriated his coach and added it to the parade; at the end of the route the coach was smashed to kindling and used a part of a great celebratory bonfire on Bowling Green.

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His son was Cadwallader David Colden (1769-1834)

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He served as the first colonial representative to the Iroquois Confederacy, an experience that resulted in his writing The History of the Five Indian Nations, the first book on the subject.

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He died in Spring Hill near Flushing in Queens County on Long Island in New York. He was buried on September 28, 1776 in a private cemetery, in Spring Hill.

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Flushing - Queens County - Long Island - New York - September 28 - 1776

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