Coram, Thomas
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Boston MA, United States
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Explosives & fuses production
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
General trading & trade
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Transport equipment production
Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Thomas Coram, c1668-1715, was a London businessman and merchant much concerned with North American trade. Working in London by c1691 and for ten years from 1694 was at Boston and Taunton, USA, establishing a shipyard and building ships. An expert on naval affairs and on North American colonies. Also sometime a gunpowder manufacturer. Best known for establishing the eponymous Foundling Hospital for destitute children
Publications:
- Thomas Coram, Gent, 1668-1751 by Wagner, Gillian
- Thomas Coram. His brief period as a gunpowder producer by Fairclough, Keith
- Thomas Coram in Boston and Taunton by Hill, Hamilton A
Groups:
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Boston MA, United States
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Explosives & fuses production
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading & trade
- Transport equipment production Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Thomas Coram, c1668-1715, was a London businessman and merchant much concerned with North American trade. Working in London by c1691 and for ten years from 1694 was at Boston and Taunton, USA, establishing a shipyard and building ships. An expert on naval affairs and on North American colonies. Also sometime a gunpowder manufacturer. Best known for establishing the eponymous Foundling Hospital for destitute childrenPublications:
- Thomas Coram, Gent, 1668-1751 by Wagner, Gillian
- Thomas Coram. His brief period as a gunpowder producer by Fairclough, Keith
- Thomas Coram in Boston and Taunton by Hill, Hamilton A