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| '''Joseph Earl Sheffield''' (] ] – ] ]) was an ] railroad magnate and philanthropist. | '''Joseph Earl Sheffield''' (] ] – ] ]) was an ] railroad magnate and philanthropist. | ||
| Born in ], the son of Paul King Sheffield, a shipowner, and his wife Mabel (née Thorpe). He attended the public schools, |
Born in ], the son of Paul King Sheffield, a shipowner, and his wife Mabel (née Thorpe). He attended the public schools, and moved south to enter the cotton trade. He was a clerk in a drygoods store in ] from 1807 to 1812, and moved to ] in 1813, where he became a very successful shipper of cotton. He married Maria St. John of ] in 1822 and relocated to ] in 1835. He becoming owner of the ], a charter member of the ] company, the constructor of the ], and president of the ]. | ||
| In New Haven, he lived on ] in a house designed and first occupied by ] | |||
| ⚫ | He gave ] a building for its scientific department, and a US$130,000 endowment for the school, which was renamed the ] in his honor. Other donations to Yale followed, which were used to build North Sheffield Hall, to enlarge the library, and for other purposes. ] and ] also benefited from his donations. | ||
| with later modifications by ]. His canal, later replaced with a railroad, crossed Hillhouse near his house. | |||
| ⚫ | He gave ] a building for its scientific department, and a US$130,000 endowment for the school, which was renamed the ] in his honor. Other donations to Yale followed, including his house and funds which were used to build North Sheffield Hall, to enlarge the library, and for other purposes. ] and ] also benefited from his donations. | ||
| Sheffield died in ] and is buried in ]. | Sheffield died in ] and is buried in ]. | ||
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Joseph Earl Sheffield (June 19 1793 – February 16 1882) was an American railroad magnate and philanthropist.
Born in Southport, Connecticut, the son of Paul King Sheffield, a shipowner, and his wife Mabel (née Thorpe). He attended the public schools, and moved south to enter the cotton trade. He was a clerk in a drygoods store in Newberne, North Carolina from 1807 to 1812, and moved to Mobile, Alabama in 1813, where he became a very successful shipper of cotton. He married Maria St. John of Walton, New York in 1822 and relocated to New Haven, Connecticut in 1835. He becoming owner of the Farmington Canal, a charter member of the New York and New Haven Railroad company, the constructor of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, and president of the Northampton Railroad.
In New Haven, he lived on Hillhouse Avenue in a house designed and first occupied by Ithiel Town with later modifications by Henry Austin. His canal, later replaced with a railroad, crossed Hillhouse near his house.
He gave Yale University a building for its scientific department, and a US$130,000 endowment for the school, which was renamed the Sheffield Scientific School in his honor. Other donations to Yale followed, including his house and funds which were used to build North Sheffield Hall, to enlarge the library, and for other purposes. Trinity College and Northwestern Theological Seminary also benefited from his donations.
Sheffield died in New Haven, Connecticut and is buried in Grove Street Cemetery.
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