Joseph Coolidge | |
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.png) Levitsky, Joseph Coolidge, ca. 1860, Paris | |
| Born | October 30, 1798 |
| Died | December 14, 1879 (aged 81)[a] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 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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