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Crowninshield family
Richter von Kronenschieldt
Canting arms of Dr. Johann Kasper Richter von Kronenscheldt
Place of originDenmark
FounderJohann Caspar Richter
Navy collection image of Secretary Benjamin Williams Crowninshield 1772 – 1851

The Crowninshield family is an American family that has been prominent in seafaring, political and military leadership, and the literary world. The founder of the American family emigrated from what is now Germany in the 17th century. The family is one of several known collectively as Boston Brahmins.

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Crowninshield family

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The Crowninshield family is an American family that has been prominent in seafaring, political and military leadership, and the literary world. The founder...

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Benjamin Williams Crowninshield

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Nathaniel Silsbee. Crowninshield worked in the family shipping business, Geo. Crowninshield & Sons, serving at sea. In 1811, Crowninshield was elected to...

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USS Crowninshield

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USS Crowninshield (DD–134) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy between World War I and World War II. She was named for Benjamin Williams...

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Jacob Crowninshield

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never filled. His brother Benjamin Williams Crowninshield did successfully hold the post; the Crowninshield family in general was prominent in early American...

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William Crowninshield Endicott

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William Crowninshield Endicott (November 19, 1826 – May 6, 1900) was an American politician and Secretary of War in the first administration of President...

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Crowninshield

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Crowninshield may refer to the following: Crowninshield family, long-standing American family USS Crowninshield, a World War I era American destroyer...

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Ben Bradlee

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Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (August 26, 1921 – October 21, 2014) was an American journalist who served as managing editor and later as executive editor...

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Frank Crowninshield

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Francis Welch Crowninshield (June 24, 1872 – December 28, 1947) was an American journalist and art and theater critic best known for developing and editing...

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John Quincy Adams II

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Harriet Sears Crowninshield (1809–1873) of the politically powerful Crowninshield family. Fanny was the granddaughter of former United States Secretary of...

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Charles Francis Adams IV

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Bates College, and Tufts University. He was first cousin to Constance Crowninshield Coolidge. "Deaths Elsewhere". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1999-01-07. "Charles...

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Boston Brahmin

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writer Crowninshield Family Johann Casper Richter von Kronenscheldt, colonist Jacob Crowninshield (1770–1808), U.S. congressman Arent S. Crowninshield (1843–1908)...

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Charles Francis Adams III

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John Adams. His mother Fanny Crowninshield was the granddaughter of U.S. Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Williams Crowninshield. Adams was also the third...

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Crowninshield Island

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E. du Pont Crowninshield, a historic preservationist who married Francis Boardman Crowninshield, a member of the noted Crowninshield family, they suggested...

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Crowninshield House

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houses in Boston. Benjamin William Crowninshield (1837–1892) was a member of the Boston Brahmin Crowninshield family. He attended Harvard College, graduating...

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White House

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wealthy philanthropists, including the Crowninshield family, Jane Engelhard, Jayne Wrightsman, and the Oppenheimer family. Stéphane Boudin of the House of Jansen...

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Du Pont family

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E. du Pont Crowninshield. She also helped to establish the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1949. In recent years, the family has continued...

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Frederick Bradlee

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Boardman Crowninshield (1809-1877), Speaker of the House of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1848 and 1849, of the "Brahmin" Crowninshield family that...

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Quinn Bradlee

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associate producer of the 2010 HBO Family documentary film I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families About Learning Differences. He is the...

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Caspar Crowninshield

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Boston's elite families. The Crowninshields were known for their wealth and success in shipbuilding and maritime trade. Members of the family also held significant...

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Constance Crowninshield Coolidge

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Constance Crowninshield Coolidge (January 4, 1892 – April 30, 1973), was a Boston Brahmin (a member of Boston's upper society), socialite, heiress and...

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Francis Boardman Crowninshield

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racing. Crowninshield was born in New York City on April 22, 1869. He was a member of the Crowninshield family from Salem, Massachusetts. Crowninshield attended...

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Kamehameha II

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the time. It had been sold a few years before for $15,400 by the Crowninshield family of Salem, Massachusetts. Kamehameha II was quite proud of his ship;...

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