Joseph Coolidge | |
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Born | October 30, 1798 |
Died | December 14, 1879[a] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 81)
Occupation | International trader |
Spouse | Ellen Randolph Coolidge |
Children | T. Jefferson Coolidge and five others |
Joseph Coolidge (1798–1879), who married Thomas Jefferson's granddaughter Ellen Wayles Randolph, was a partner of several trading companies, working most of his career overseas in the opium, silk, porcelain, and tea trades. He watched over his mother-in-law Martha Jefferson Randolph's interests and provided a home for her temporarily after Thomas Jefferson's death.
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