John Lowell Gardner

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The port of Salem in the 18th century

John "Jack" Lowell Gardner II (born November 26, 1837 in Brookline (Massachusetts) , † December 10, 1898 there ) was an American businessman, art collector and patron. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston emerged from the art collection built up by him and his wife Isabella Stewart Gardner .

Gardner came from a shipowner's family. His mother, Catherine Endicott Peabody (1808–1833) from Brookline, was the daughter of Joseph Peabody (1757–1844), a shipowner from Salem, Massachusetts , who became one of the richest men in the United States by importing pepper from Sumatra was. Gardner's father was also a shipowner, in partnership with Joseph Peabody.

After studying at Harvard University , Jack joined the family business, whose interests also extended to railways and mining operations. He married Isabella Stewart on April 10, 1860. John Lowell Gardner III (1863-1865) was not even two years old. After that, the couple devoted themselves primarily to travel and art.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ F. Hunt [1858]. Lives of American merchants - Vol 1 . (via Google Books )

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SURNAME Gardner, John Lowell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gardner, Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American businessman and art collector
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Brookline (Massachusetts)
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 1898
Place of death Brookline (Massachusetts)