Elisha Ticknor
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Elisha Ticknor was an educator and merchant and the father of Boston
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George Ticknor
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, to Lebanon, New Hampshire
, and he continued helping on it.
He graduated from Dartmouth College
in 1783, and was connected with various schools, becoming in 1788 headmaster of Franklin Grammar School in Boston. After filling this post for several years, he resigned on account of his health. In 1795 he became a grocer in Boston. He did well enough at this that he eventually gained time to devote to civic and intellectual interests. He made one of the earliest efforts to improve female education
in Massachusetts
, and originated the scheme for public primary schools in Boston, proposing them at a town meeting
in 1818. He founded the first insurance company, Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and the first savings bank
, Provident Institution for Savings
, in the city. In 1818 he presented a plan to prevent the causes and perfect the cure of pauperism
in Boston. He stressed the importance of reducing illiteracy.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
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Author
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George Ticknor
George Ticknor
George Ticknor was an American academician and Hispanist, specializing in the subject areas of languages and literature. He is known for his scholarly work on the history and criticism of Spanish literature....
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Biography
In 1774, Ticknor's parents moved their farm from Lebanon, ConnecticutLebanon, Connecticut
Lebanon is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,907 at the 2000 census. The town lies just to the northwest of Norwich, north of New London, and east of Hartford...
, to Lebanon, New Hampshire
Lebanon, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,568 people, 5,500 households, and 3,178 families residing in the city. The population density was 311.4 people per square mile . There were 5,707 housing units at an average density of 141.4 per square mile...
, and he continued helping on it.
He graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1783, and was connected with various schools, becoming in 1788 headmaster of Franklin Grammar School in Boston. After filling this post for several years, he resigned on account of his health. In 1795 he became a grocer in Boston. He did well enough at this that he eventually gained time to devote to civic and intellectual interests. He made one of the earliest efforts to improve female education
Female education
Female education is a catch-all term for a complex of issues and debates surrounding education for females. It includes areas of gender equality and access to education, and its connection to the alleviation of poverty...
in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, and originated the scheme for public primary schools in Boston, proposing them at a town meeting
Town meeting
A town meeting is a form of direct democratic rule, used primarily in portions of the United States since the 17th century, in which most or all the members of a community come together to legislate policy and budgets for local government....
in 1818. He founded the first insurance company, Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and the first savings bank
Savings bank
A savings bank is a financial institution whose primary purpose is accepting savings deposits. It may also perform some other functions.In Europe, savings banks originated in the 19th or sometimes even the 18th century. Their original objective was to provide easily accessible savings products to...
, Provident Institution for Savings
Provident Institution for Savings in the Town of Boston
The Provident Institution for Savings in Boston, Massachusetts, was the first chartered savings bank in the United States. James Savage and others founded the bank on the belief that "savings banks would enable the less fortunate classes of society to better themselves in a manner which would...
, in the city. In 1818 he presented a plan to prevent the causes and perfect the cure of pauperism
Pauperism
Pauperism is a term meaning poverty or generally the state of being poor, but in English usage particularly the condition of being a "pauper", i.e. in receipt of relief administered under the poor law...
in Boston. He stressed the importance of reducing illiteracy.