Augustus Hemenway | |
|---|---|
 Hemenway c. 1875 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Norfolk district | |
| In office 1890–1891 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1853 |
| Died | 1931(1931-00-00) (aged 77–78) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Augustus Hemenway (1853–1931) was a philanthropist and public servant inBoston, Massachusetts, in the latter part of the 19th century. He was educated atHarvard University, the son ofEdward Augustus Holyoke Hemenway andMary Tileston Hemenway. His siblings were Edith Hemenway Eustis (1851-1904), Charlotte Augusta (d. 1865), Alice, (d. in infancy), and Amy.[1]
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 theMuseum of Fine Arts,Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary,Groton School, Metropolitan Park Commission, andMIT. In December 1881, he marriedHarriet Lawrence, who became the cofounder of the initial Audubon Society; the Massachusetts Audubon Society; they had 5 children.
Hemenway served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1890 and 1891.[2] 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."[3]
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